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broad hint
noun as in two cents' worth
Strongest match
Example Sentences
On hearing this, the Earl of Gloucester at once sent Bruce a broad hint in the form of twelve pence and a pair of spurs.
Many others volunteer, but Agamemnon bids Diomede choose his own companion, with a very broad hint not to take Menelaus.
"And an uncommonly broad hint for the guests to hasten the clearing-out process," retorted Dopsy.
It was a broad hint for me to take myself off, and my wild schemes with me.
Upon this broad hint everybody rode ahead while I held the horse for Brandon, who went on with his search for the loose girth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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