- the penny drops
: 이해하지 못하던 것을 마침내 알아채다, 이해하다
자판기에 1페니 동전을 넣으면, 바로 캔디를 얻게 되는 것이므로 뭔가 알게 되었다는 의미로써 쓰이는 표현.
: If the penny drops, you suddenly understand something
used to say that someone finally understands something after not understanding it for a time
ex) I had to explain it to him three times, but finally the penny dropped.
ex ) I was about to ask Jack who it was, when the penny suddenly dropped
ex ) She looked confused for a moment, then suddenly the penny dropped.
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