To latch on to

To latch on to - to attach oneself to someone as a constant and usually unwelcome companion; to begin to understand something.

Example - "He spent the whole evening trying to latch on to my friends"
                   "When Fred finally latched onto the principles of algebra, he began to get better grades"

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