B2idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
drop a hint
USUK
to say something indirectly so that someone guesses what you want
Often 'drop a hint (that...)' or 'drop hints'. A hint is polite and indirect; it is not an order.
In context
Lan dropped a hint that she would love a new phone for her birthday.
He kept dropping hints about the job, but nobody offered it to him.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue