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Mangiare la foglia

to catch on

Literal Translation

"To eat the leaf"

What it means

To catch on / to understand what's really going on

Example in context

"Quando ha visto le loro facce, ha mangiato la foglia e ha capito che lo stavano ingannando."

"When he saw their faces, he caught on and realized they were deceiving him."

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