What does it mean by "the penny drops" and how to use it? Is it an old-fashioned idiom?

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Sam

14 авг. 2011 г., 5:33

If you have a hole in your pocket the penny drops a lot.

14 августа 2011 г.

Yes it is old fashioned. More examples: I wondered where I had heard the song on the radio before and then the penny dropped! I actually had the CD. It takes some students quite a while to understand algebra and then one day, the penny drops!

14 августа 2011 г.

It's still used today =] When the penny drops, someone belatedly understands something that everyone else has long since understood. Example - I sat and thought for a moment and then the penny dropped.

14 августа 2011 г.

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