Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Só agora caiu a ficha.
It’s only just sunk in.
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The notes match the numbers above.
- 1cair a ficha = to sink in, to finally realise. The image: a token dropping in an old payphone.
- 2The subject (a ficha) usually comes after the verb. Ainda não caiu a ficha = it hasn’t sunk in yet.
Variations
- Caiu a ficha!
- Ainda não caiu a ficha.
- Agora a ficha caiu.