latch on
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
To grab onto something or someone and not let go; or to suddenly understand something.
"A group of younger players latched on to the experienced midfielder and followed him everywhere."
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Julian Dorey · 53:45
Just try to latch on to that try to latch on to MAGA.
Rockets, Religion & Rejection (with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day) - Numberphile Podcast
Numberphile2 · 4:07
So he would just latch on.
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Game Maker's Toolkit · 26:32
which can also latch on to hanging rings.
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Astrum Earth · 9:45
Triangle latch on to things like the Derbyshire.
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - May 8 | Audio Only
MS NOW · 15:18
latch on to this as a new excuse