/leh kah-YO el BAYN-teh/
The penny finally dropped — they finally understood something that took a while to sink in. From the old payphone era when you'd drop a 20-cent coin to make a call.
Example
"He finally realized she was flirting with him — took him three months."
"It finally clicked when he saw the evidence in front of him."
Regional synonyms:
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/leh kah-YO el BAYN-teh/
The penny finally dropped — they finally understood something that took a while to sink in. From the old payphone era when you'd drop a 20-cent coin to make a call.
Example
"He finally realized she was flirting with him — took him three months."
"It finally clicked when he saw the evidence in front of him."
Regional synonyms: