drop a hint

drop a hint
To reveal a clue or hint about something.

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  • drop a hint — index imply, remind Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • drop a hint — I drop a hint (or drop hints) let fall a hint or hints, as if casually or unconsciously he was dropping hints that in the future he would be taking a back seat in politics II see drop …   Useful english dictionary

  • drop a hint — suggest, give a sign    When he was hungry, he d drop a hint, like point at the fridge …   English idioms

  • drop a hint — give a hint, as if casually or unconsciously. → drop …   English new terms dictionary

  • drop a hint — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hint, suggest, intimate, imply; see hint , propose 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • drop a hint — casually utter a hint or suggestion He dropped a hint that he wanted to transfer to a new department …   Idioms and examples

  • drop a hint — imply, hint, allude, insinuate, tip off, suggest …   English contemporary dictionary

  • drop a hint — to suggest something indirectly to someone. I was hoping to see her again, so I dropped a hint, saying I wasn t doing anything this weekend …   New idioms dictionary

  • to drop a hint — give a clue, hint at …   English contemporary dictionary

  • drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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