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Meanings of get the hint in English

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Usage of get the hint in English
1
Maybe throw in a cute sex toy, and he'll get the hint.
Any way you want me
2
Electron had done this in the hope that Phoenix might get the hint.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
3
Those who do not get the hint are let go in mid-to-late March.
Reuters
4
Maybe he'd get the hint and stop providing grist for the gossip mill.
Her mother's hope
5
I think so too. I hoped he would get the hint.
Stand by your hitman
6
I was beginning to get the hint that this was no crank caller.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
7
I bent over and rummaged through my backpack, hoping he'd get the hint.
Pivot Point
8
Not if you don't stop her when you get the hint, you won't.
The Lion of Petra
9
Try to engage rather than spam and get the hint if they don't respond.
The Guardian
10
Lieutenant Chang did not get the hint and realize it was time to leave.
The Diamond Age
11
Anthony doesn't get the hint, and repeats his accusation later.
News.com.au
12
When would he get the hint and stop touching her?
Sushi for one?
13
It's like the party guest that won't get the hint.
News.com.au
14
But it's not just unladylike because girls, as they grow up, get the hint.
Wired
15
You'd think after eight months he'd get the hint.
Belonging to them
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The young man gave a little cough, hoping the young woman would get the hint.
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