The penny droped
话已说明白;目的已经达到
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
penny
['pɛni]
n. 便士;（美国、加拿大的）一分钱;少量的钱;
🗣️ 情景例句
I always wanted to travel to Europe but I was afraid that language would be a problem.
我总想去欧洲旅游，但我又怕语言是个问题。
What is that noise?
那嘈杂声是什么？
The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。