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In Argentina, to finally understand something, usually too late. The metaphor comes from the old coin (veinte centavos) dropping into the slot of a public phone to activate the call. When the twenty drops for you, you have caught on, but the situation has probably already played out.
“It finally clicked for him right after the contract was already signed.”
“Did it finally hit you that they were using you the whole time?”
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In Argentina, to finally understand something, usually too late. The metaphor comes from the old coin (veinte centavos) dropping into the slot of a public phone to activate the call. When the twenty drops for you, you have caught on, but the situation has probably already played out.
“It finally clicked for him right after the contract was already signed.”
“Did it finally hit you that they were using you the whole time?”
Echar raíces
To put down roots in a place permanently, staying so long you become part of it. In the Southern Cone echar raíces is the decision to stop moving and make somewhere your permanent home.