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sink in

verb

  1. intr, adverb to enter or penetrate the mind

    eventually the news sank in

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Idioms and Phrases

Penetrate the mind, be absorbed, as in The news of the crash didn't sink in right away . [Late 1300s]
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She then paused five long seconds, her face a rictus of wonderment and concern, allowing the observation and admission — from a sitting member of the United States Senate, no less — to sink in.

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"I don't know whether it will ever sink in," Rice told Amazon Prime after the game.

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Egyptian authorities have questioned the crew of a tourist submarine which sank in the Red Sea killing six of the 45 passengers on board.

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Six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in Egypt's Red Sea.

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Six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, a local governor has said.

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