Petr Kuderovadded a note 8 years ago

The quote from my last note ended with:

"...It wasn't until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped."

I found it interesting and it's turned out that phrase 'the penny dropped' is an english idiom. Below I put explanation for it taken from urbandictionary.com.

If the "penny has dropped" it means someone has finally realised the situation they are in after possibly being unaware of it for a long time, depending on the situation.

==> The phrase dates back to the Victorian Era and the popular penny-slot arcades. The penny would often stick halfway down the slot and the user would then have to either wait, or give the machine a thump before the 'penny finally dropped' and they could begin playing.