Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “the penny (has) dropped“ and its meaning is “used to say that someone has finally realised or understood something”.
Example Sentence: It happened to me last week. And then the penny dropped. After years of picking up a ringing phone only to hear someone trying to sell me insurance or to ask if I would like to invest in something or the other, the true function of the telemarketer or spam caller in our society occurred to me. It is to help us keep our sanity. Without them, we would be shouting and screaming at our spouses or children or neighbours. It was such a startling discovery that I had to sit down for a bit and take deep breaths.
This phrase is present in What’s a voice like yours doing in a phone like this? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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