caer en la cuenta

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “fall into the tale”.

Verb

caer en la cuenta (first-person singular present caigo en la cuenta, first-person singular preterite caí en la cuenta, past participle caído en la cuenta)

1. (idiomatic) to get it, to have the penny drop

Further reading

• “caer en la cuenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28