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1 hint
n. antydan; anspelning--------v. antyda* * *[hint] 1. noun1) (a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly: He didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.) vink, antydning2) (a helpful suggestion: I can give you some useful gardening hints.) tips3) (a very small amount; a slight impression: There was a hint of fear in his voice.) aning, gnutta2. verb(to (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly: He hinted that he would like more money; He hinted at possible changes.) antyda, låta ana -
2 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) förstå vinken
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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 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 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 — 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 — 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
take a hint — verb To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it Syn: get the hint … Wiktionary
take the hint — verb Concede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee … Wiktionary
take a hint — understand what is being hinted … English contemporary dictionary
hint — [hint] n. [prob. var. of HENT] 1. a slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion [a hint that we should leave] 2. a very small amount or degree; trace [a hint of spice] 3. Obs. an… … English World 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
