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AFAIUAs far as I understand.Rate it:

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AFAIUIInitialism of as far as I understand it.Rate it:

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ah! vous m'en direz tant!1. Well, that alters the case! 2. Ah! now I understand, why did you not say so at first? 3. There’s no going against such a reason as that.Rate it:

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aye aye, sirThe correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."Rate it:

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be mechanically inclinedBe able to understand how machines workRate it:

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be withTo understand someone's point or intention.Rate it:

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beyond my (our) kenI don't understand; it is beyond my understandingRate it:

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brain crampA temporary mental lapse, such as an inability to remember something, to focus one's attention, to understand something, or to perform some other mental task of which one would ordinarily be capable.Rate it:

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Buch mit sieben Siegelnsomething considered very hard to understandRate it:

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c'est de l'hébreuit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something's impossible to understand.Rate it:

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c'est du chinoisit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

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c'est du russeit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

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cast pearls before swineTo give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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catch onTo begin to understand; to realize or detect.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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clear as mudUnclear, difficult or impossible to understand or interpret.Rate it:

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connect the dotsto understand the relationship between different ideas or experiencesRate it:

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cotton onTo realize; come to understand.Rate it:

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cotton on toTo come to know or understand.Rate it:

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esto es chino para míIt's all Greek to me; I don't understand any of this.Rate it:

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eu não entendoI don't understandRate it:

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figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.Rate it:

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geek outTo enthuse about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it.Rate it:

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get itTo realize or understand why a joke is funny.Rate it:

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get itTo understand, comprehend, or grasp.Rate it:

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get it straight, Understand It Correctly, Get The Truth In The MatterRate it:

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get one's head aroundTo understand; fathom; solve.Rate it:

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get something straightTo understand; to clarify.Rate it:

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get the driftTo understand, at least at some basic or general level.Rate it:

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get the pictureTo understand or comprehend; to interpret correctly.Rate it:

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get the pointTo understand; to interpret correctly.Rate it:

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get to the bottom ofTo understand, discover the truth about, or solve.Rate it:

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Greek to MeSomething that is unknown and difficult to understand, complex and hard to grabRate it:

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have a handle onTo be in control; to understand or grasp.Rate it:

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have a handle on itUnderstand all the minute details, the goal, the dangers, the possible glitches, the possible adversarial action.Rate it:

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have someone's numberTo understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation.Rate it:

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have the foggiestTo know, understand or have a clue.Rate it:

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he turned out to be a total fronzInability to understand even the simplest of thingsRate it:

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i am speaking to you from the future....That is what i say to new generations, like my children when i want to explain them something i have learned in my life, and want them to understandRate it:

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I don't understandIndicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.Rate it:

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i felt that to my coreTo deeply understand something.Rate it:

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ich verstehe nichtI don't understand.Rate it:

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if fait mine de ne pas comprendreHe pretends not to understand.Rate it:

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il est à même de vous comprendreHe is able to understand you.Rate it:

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it is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how childIt is through our observation and analysis of what we observe that we begin to understand how children make meaning in their world, and we come to know what they know and can do.Rate it:

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it's all greek to meI don’t understand any of it; it makes no sense..Rate it:

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je m'y connaisI understand all about it; I am an authority on it.Rate it:

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je ne comprends pasI don't understand.Rate it:

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key intoTo grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something; to get it.Rate it:

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