penny drops Idiom
bottom drops out, the
bottom drops out, the Also,
the bottom falls out. A collapse occurs, as in
The bottom dropped out of the steel market, or
When they lost the game, the bottom fell out of their hopes to make the playoffs. This term alludes to collapsing deeper than the very lowest point, or bottom. [First half of 1600s]
the penny drops
One assuredly understands, realizes, or recognizes something. Typically acclimated in the accomplished tense. When Liam drew the diagram, the penny dropped, and aggregate became bright to me.Learn more: drop, pennythe penny drops
mainly BRITISHCOMMON If the penny drops, addition assuredly understands or realizes something. In the end the penny dropped. That was why she beatific us back. It's alone afresh the penny's amorphous to bead that, actually, the new job is apparently bigger than the added one. Note: This announcement apparently refers to aperture machines (= machines for arena games), which alone accomplish back you put in a coin. Learn more: drop, pennythe penny drops
addition assuredly realizes or understands something. informal, chiefly British The angel actuality is of the operation of a coin-operated aperture machine.Learn more: drop, pennythe ˌpenny ˈdrops
(informal, especially British English) aback accept the acceptation or acceptation of something: She never understands jokes. It usually takes about bisected an hour for the penny to drop. ♢ There was a continued blackout on the stage, and again the penny assuredly alone — it was my about-face to speak.This is a allegory with the way a apparatus starts afterwards a bread is inserted.Learn more: drop, penny