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Jelly
What does the phrase 'to sink in means '?
A: I hate reading novels
B: let's take a moment for that to sink in.
Does it means ' let me take a moment for accepting that'?
26 lip 2020 19:44
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Hi Jelly. When someone says "let's take a moment for that to sink in." could definitely be interpreted as ' let me take a moment for accepting that'. We usaully use this express as a way to give someone a moment to understand what you have just said.
26 lipca 2020
When you pour water or any liquid onto the ground, you may make a puddle at first. The puddle soon sinks into the soil. That is the image that the idiom evokes. "Take a moment to understand that," or to think about the ramifications of that.
26 lipca 2020
Thanks Courtny and Logan
26 lipca 2020
Yes! You understood well. 'Let that sink in' can mean 'take a moment to accept that.'
26 lipca 2020
Usually people say "let that sink in" after they say something they want you to think deeply about.
For example, "About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that's 1 in every 4 deaths. Let that sink in." (as in, think about that a little bit more)
26 lipca 2020
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Jelly
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