[Idiom] need your help

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fantouta

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***put two and two together.

***his eyes wide open.

***get the picture.

***ring a bell in my mind.

***bring to mind.

***i was'nt born yesterday.

***came to grips with.

please give me the meaning of these idioms:oops:
 

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***put two and two together. Look at the available evidence and come to a conclusion.
***his eyes wide open. Fully aware of the nature of a situation.
***get the picture. To get the meaning of something, to understand it correctly.
***rings a bell. Prompts my memory about a particular thing, although faintly or incompletely.
***brings to mind. Helps you recall something.
***I wasn't born yesterday. I am not so naive, inexperienced or easy to fool.
***come to grips with. Manage, deal with or take charge of a problem or situation.
 
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