the penny drops

/ðə ˌpeni ˈdrɒps/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «nahulog ang sentimo»

Kahulugan

someone finally understands something after a while

Sa wakas ay naiintindihan din ng isang tao ang isang bagay.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1I stared at the maths problem for ages, and then suddenly the penny dropped.
  2. 2Sometimes the penny drops only when you try to explain the idea to someone else.
  3. 3Leo didn’t understand why we were laughing, but after a minute the penny dropped and he laughed too.
  4. 4Some pupils need three or four examples of a new rule before the penny drops.
  5. 5My sister explained the plot twice, but the penny dropped only when we watched the film again.

Grammar

Ginagamit bilang clause. Ang drops lang ang nagbabago: dropped, has dropped. Nananatiling singular ang the penny.

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