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agarrar la onda

to get the idea (Latin America)

Idioms & Sayings

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Al principio no entendía, pero luego agarré la onda.

At first I did not understand, but then I got the idea.

—¿Entendiste la explicación? —Sí, agarré la onda enseguida.

—Did you understand the explanation? —Yes, I got it right away.

Le costó agarrar la onda del nuevo sistema.

It took him a while to get the hang of the new system.