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little did [they] know/realize/imagineThey weren't aware of something ahead of time; they didn't know some important information before making a decision/acting.Rate it:

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catch onTo begin to understand; to realize or detect.Rate it:

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get itTo realize or understand why a joke is funny.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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be on toTo figure out; to realize the truth.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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cotton onTo realize; come to understand.Rate it:

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Get RealTo confront reality, to realize something seriously, stop daydreaming and face the truthRate it:

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hit onTo discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.Rate it:

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