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Meaning of "the penny dropped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE PENNY DROPPED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE PENNY DROPPED

the paranormal
the Parcae
the park
the past
the Peloponnese
the pen
the Peninsula
the Pennsylvania Dutch
the Pennsylvanian
the people
the Perigordian
the Permian
the Peter Principle
the Phanerozoic
the pictures
the Pilgrim Fathers
the pill
the pinch
the Pinta
the pipes

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE PENNY DROPPED

bopped
chopped
close-cropped
copped
cropped
dropped
equipped
flip-flopped
flopped
hopped
lopped
mopped
open-topped
Photoshopped
plopped
popped
propped
shopped
stopped
topped
uncropped

Synonyms and antonyms of the penny dropped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the penny dropped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE PENNY DROPPED

Find out the translation of the penny dropped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the penny dropped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the penny dropped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一分钱下降
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caí en la cuenta
570 millions of speakers

English

the penny dropped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैसा गिरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انخفض قرش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пенни снизился
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a ficha caiu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেনি বাদ পড়েছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ça a fait tilt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penny jatuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fiel der Groschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペニーはドロップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페니 는 하락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penny dijejel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng xu rơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைசா கைவிடப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांदीचे नाणे वगळले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuruş düştü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il penny è sceso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grosza spadła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пенні знизився
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penny a scăzut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η πένα έπεσε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die pennie val
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

öre sjunkit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penny droppet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the penny dropped

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PENNY DROPPED»

The term «the penny dropped» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE PENNY DROPPED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the penny dropped» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the penny dropped» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the penny dropped

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE PENNY DROPPED»

Discover the use of the penny dropped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the penny dropped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
... Truck Talk, p. 116, 1971 penny noun one dollar us • — David Claerbaut Block Jargon in White America, p. 75, 1972 - the penny drops; the penny's dropped; the penny will drop in minute; did I hear a penny drop? used in marking the ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
2
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... You'd better tell her the truth - someone's bound to drop a dime if you lie. penny dropped, the - (coll) said of a belatedly comprehended statement or situation: I sat and thought for a moment and then the penny dropped. drop a hint give a hint  ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
3
Tamechactee: Arrow Soul
The penny dropped and Marcus puked all over the floor. Janette screamed, I rushed to his side. Janette was getting on her feet and quickly walking over. “ Marcus?” I asked. His eyes rolled and then he was looking at me. He stared back up at ...
Jr. Joseph M. Landing, Joseph M. Landing Jr, 2012
4
The Processes: Creative, Thinking & Meditative
... the whole things easier. ©The Penny Dropped 01.4.27 The Processes: Creative, Thinking, Meditative; Revelations Big & Small; The Pleasant Presence Make that effort: Be here now! It's Arlene Corwin 430 Arlene Corwin The Penny Dropped.
Arlene Corwin, 2011
5
I Covered the Waterfront
The next day an ocean-going tug arrived and the Flora was towed to the Azores, where the Penny dropped off a spare blower fan for the Flora's use. A few days later, the Penny developed a new problem. It was forced to put in at Gibraltar - for  ...
6
Levelling the Score (Mills & Boon Modern) (Penny Jordan ...
And then the penny dropped and she gulped nervously. 'Of course, I've already told Simon this, and he quite understands, but when I said that I'd leave it to him to tell you, he said that he would prefer me to discuss it with you 7 No wonder Mrs  ...
Penny Jordan, 2013
7
Python for Software Design: How to Think Like a Computer ...
For example, when you hear the sentence “The penny dropped,” you understand that “the penny” is the subject and “dropped” is the predicate. Once you have parsed a sentence, you can figure out what it means, or the semantics of the ...
Allen B. Downey, 2009
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Dictionary of Idioms
2 The penny dropped British The meaning of what is being said is finally understood: > We tried to suggest that she might give us a lift home, but she didn ' t seem to understand. Then suddenly the penny dropped and she said, 'Can I take you ...
Martin H Manser, 2006
9
Untitled
... drops uk informal If the penny drops, you suddenly understand something: She looked confused for a moment, then suddenly the penny dropped. . (a) penny for your thoughts said when you want to know what another person is thinking, ...
10
The Autobiography of Earnest Sims
... the penny dropped from the man's fist, hit the floor, rolled a few inches, and then fell over on its side, wheat tails ups. It was only then that Uncle Joe removed the blade from the man's throat, pushed the man aside, picked his penny up, ...
Earnest Sims, 2012

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PENNY DROPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the penny dropped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Has the penny dropped at last for Marks and Spencer?
As Marks & Spencer reported its best clothing sales in more than three years, Chris Bond asks whether the retail giant is back on track in the fashion stakes. «Yorkshire Post, Apr 15»
2
Football Funnies: Has the penny dropped over Roy Keane's …
Cheap and fearful: Please don't all rush at once to grab cut-price Keano! It wasn't only journalists and psychiatrists who were eager to read Roy Keane's new ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»
3
The Inequality Row: Has the Penny Dropped?
These are confusing times. Thomas Piketty, author of the best seller Capital In The Twenty First Century, predicts that inequality will continue to increase as ... «Huffington Post UK, May 14»
4
No One Misses The Canadian Penny
The extra 0.6 cents over face value it cost to produce a penny added up to ... like “a penny for your thoughts”, “cost a pretty penny”, or “the penny dropped”. «Business Insider, Feb 13»
5
That's When the Penny Dropped—'Koua Fong Lee's Lawyer Says …
That's When the Penny Dropped—'Koua Fong Lee's Lawyer Says Toyota Liable' Schafer first met the 32-year-old Thai immigrant when he was called upon to ... «Lawyers and Settlements, Oct 10»

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