I can take a hint

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• take a hint — {v. phr.} To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. * / I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? / …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take a hint — {v. phr.} To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. * / I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? / …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take a hint — to understand or do something that is communicated indirectly. I can take a hint – if you don t want to talk about it, that s OK with me. “Weren t you going to check your messages?” she asked. I took the hint and left …   New idioms dictionary

• take a hint — take a (or the) hint understand and act on a hint she tried to put him off but he didn t take the hint * * * take a/the ˈhint idiom to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way • I thought they d never go… …   Useful english dictionary

• take the hint — take a/the ˈhint idiom to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way • I thought they d never go some people just can t take a hint. • Sarah hoped he d take the hint and leave her alone. Main entry: ↑hintidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• take\ a\ hint — v. phr. To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? …   Словарь американских идиом

• hint — [[t]hɪ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ hints, hinting, hinted 1) N COUNT: oft N that A hint is a suggestion about something that is made in an indirect way. The Minister gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers …   English dictionary

• hint — hint1 [hınt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from hent act of seizing (16 17 centuries), from Old English hentan to seize ] 1.) something that you say or do to suggest something to someone, without telling them directly ▪ There have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hint — 1 noun (C) 1 something that you say or do in order to tell someone something in an indirect way, so that they can guess what you mean: drop a hint (that) (=give a hint): Harry was dropping hints that he wanted to be invited to the party. | a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, clear (esp. BrE), heavy, not so subtle (esp. AmE), obvious, strong ▪ He gave a broad hint that he w …   Collocations dictionary

• hint — [[t]hɪnt[/t]] n. 1) an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue 2) a very slight or hardly noticeable amount: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing[/ex] 3) a perceived indication; intimation: a hint of spring in the air[/ex] 4) Obs. an… …   From formal English to slang