Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“It is starting to sink in right now. Oh my God. I won an Oscar.”
-Actress Kate Winslet after accepting an Academy Award for Best Actress.(skynews.com)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
become clearly known or understood
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Did you see Kate Winslet’s acceptance speech at the Academy Awards last week? It was so cute. She couldn’t believe she’d won. She was so surprised, it was difficult for her to speak. She was shaking and struggling to catch her breath.
Eventually, the fact that she had won sunk in for Kate. Sometimes, when really important things happen to us, we can’t understand them at first. We’re so shocked that it takes us a while to fully realize what has happened. After some time has passed, the information finally sinks in.
Usually, when something takes a long time to sink in, it’s either really, really good or really, really bad. For example, when someone very close to us dies, it might take some time for us to accept their death. The fact that they are gone doesn’t sink in right away. Facts or information can also take a long time to sink in. If you’re bad at remembering names and dates, the information in your history book won’t sink in unless you study really hard.
The verb sink means go to the bottom of something. If you drop a toaster into a bathtub full of water, it will sink to the bottom of the tub. (Just make sure there isn’t anyone in the bathtub when you do this.) So when something sinks in it goes to the very bottom of your mind or heart. You understand it completely.
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“The fact that my parents were getting a divorce didn’t sink in until the day my father moved out of our house. “
“Nothing the professor said during his lecture sank in, so I didn’t do very well on the test. “
“The exciting news that his wife is pregnant has not sunk in yet.”