drop a hint
Example Sentences
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Steve Clarke did drop a hint in his press conference that Scotland will be trying something different tonight, which was interesting.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
“I am waiting in the conversation for them to drop a hint to who they are,” she said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
Those Sunderland supporters that remained attempted to drop a hint to the club’s owner.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2015
Fowler does drop a hint on what the novel is “about” by prefacing her tale with some lines from Franz Kafka’s short story, “A Report for an Academy.”
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2013
I think instead of downloading the Elliott Smith songs you mentioned, I'll just drop a hint to my dad that I want a couple of his albums for Hotel Hanukkah.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
