{v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; be fully realized or felt. * /Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe; it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too./ * /When Frank heard that war had started, it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army./ Compare: BRING HOME.
SOAK IN
Meaning of SOAK IN in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012