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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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