sink in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ sink )
if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning:
He paused a moment for his words to sink in.
The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.
sink in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ sink )
if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning:
He paused a moment for his words to sink in.
The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012