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Meanings of take the hint in inglês

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Usage of take the hint in inglês
1
They take the hint, and the remainder of the biscuits, and depart.
With Kelly to Chitral
2
So, hoping the visitor would take the hint, she called out again:
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
3
Yet our obtuse ancestors had for centuries refused to take the hint.
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry
4
Margaret was afraid Mrs Grey would take the hint, and go away.
Deerbrook
5
Perhaps, then, Fanny Meyrick might take the hint and leave us soon.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
6
He'll take the hint and be off, you may depend upon it.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
7
Tom did not take the hint; he was not buying vengeance.
The Quickening
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Mrs. Sheldon and Diana were not slow to take the hint.
Charlotte's Inheritance
9
But he was too savage and perturbed to take the hint.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
10
Mr. Masters promised to take the hint, and rode off on his mission.
The American Senator
11
Elínborg gave a polite cough, but Klara didn't take the hint.
Tainted blood
12
When you start yawning, Joyce Burge will take the hint, perhaps.
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
13
If Filip Forsberg keeps scoring like this, more people might take the hint.
Reuters
14
Then why don't you take the hint I have given you?
One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
15
If someone says they don't want to work with you, then take the hint.
The Guardian
16
The priest had no alternative but to take the hint, and leave the house.
The Black Robe
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