click with (one)
1. To have a positive connection or friendly rapport with one, often quickly. I just don't click with those people—I doubt we have anything in common. I clicked with Ashley immediately, and we've been best friends ever since. When you click with your boss, it definitely helps create a positive work environment.
2. To quickly resonate with one or a group. If our invention clicks with consumers, then we'll be millionaires! I bet the idea of stronger laws for these kinds of criminals will click with mothers everywhere. Emily Dickinson's style of poetry just clicked with me in high school, and I've loved her ever since.
3. To make sense to one; to be able to be understood by one. The tutor's explanation of sine and cosine really clicked with me—I think I finally understand it now. Can you help me make sense of Faulkner's non-linear style? I need at least some of this to click with me before our test next week. A: "No, methane is the simplest hydrocarbon." B: "Ugh, what will it take for organic chemistry to click with me?"
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click with someone
1. [for something] to be understood or comprehended by someone suddenly. His explanation clicked with Maggie at once.
2. [for someone or something new] to catch on with someone; to become popular or friendly with someone very quickly. The new product clicked with consumers and was an instant success. I clicked with Tom the moment I met him.
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