How is the phrase auf dem Schlauch stehen translated from German to English

English translation
be slow on the uptake
phrase

Redewendung: etwas gerade nicht verstehen, obwohl es einfach ist.

An idiom: not to understand something at the moment even though it's simple.

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  • Sorry, ich stehe gerade auf dem Schlauch. — Sorry, I'm being slow on the uptake.

  • Er stand total auf dem Schlauch. — He was completely lost.

  • Erklär's mir noch mal, ich steh auf dem Schlauch. — Explain it again, I'm not getting it.

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