See take a hint on Wiktionary
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"To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it"
],
"id": "en-take_a_hint-en-verb-HzwZos-t",
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"suggestion",
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]
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},
{
"word": "take the hint"
}
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
"word": "veszi az adást"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
"word": "darse por aludido"
}
]
}
],
"word": "take a hint"
}
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},
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
"word": "veszi az adást"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
"word": "darse por aludido"
}
],
"word": "take a hint"
}
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