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734. The Penny Drops - Idioms - English Vocabulary - The Penny Drops / The Penny Dropped

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2023. 2. 7.
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The Penny Drops : (이해·자각하지 못하던 것을) 마침내 알아듣다, 알아채다, 이해하다

 

 

1)
this is the British informal idiom
it means that you finally understood something, ah~~~~~~~!
the penny dropped, you twiggd, you understood

the penny dropped, this is saying that somebody has finally understood something after not understanding for a time

if the penny dropps, then somebody understands something 

when the penny drops, you understand, you reach a point of understanding

when the penny drops, you finally understand 

you latch on to something

you catch on
you get the idea
you understand

 

 

2)

I told a joke and nobody laughed and finally the penny dropped and they all started laughing
they were rolling on the floor 
I explained it to him twice and finally the penny dropped, he got it, he understood it
he looked at me with a confused pat face and then suddenly the penny dropped
he got the idea, he understood
he had been paying too much for this product for many years and finally the penny dropped, finally he understood 
it can take some time for the penny to drop but well usually the penny drops after a while
I understand in the end, the penny dropped
there was a very long silence and finally the penny dropped and I realized I was the person who was supposed to be speaking

 



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