"caer en la cuenta" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: caigo en la cuenta [first-person, present, singular], caí en la cuenta [first-person, preterite, singular], caído en la cuenta [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “fall into the tale”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|fall into the tale}} “fall into the tale”, {{lit|fall into the tale}} Literally, “fall into the tale” Head templates: {{es-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 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-caer_en_la_cuenta-es-verb-HeZDSniM Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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