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get the picture vs cotton on

cotton on vs get the picture

get the picture and cotton on both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get the picture No No Yes No
cotton on No No Yes No
As verbs, cotton on is a hyponym of get the picture; that is, cotton on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the picture:
  • get the picture: get the meaning of something
  • cotton on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Other hyponyms of get the picture include figure, catch on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig, intuit, digest.
get the picture (verb) cotton on (verb)
get the meaning of something understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Difference between get the picture and cotton on

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