get the hint Definition

hint
noun

1. A distant or indirect indication or allusion; an insinuation or implication.

Thesaurus: clue, intimation, innuendo, insinuation.
2. A helpful suggestion or tip.
3. A small amount; a slight impression or suggestion of something.

Example: a hint of perfume

verb hinted, hinting

1. To indicate something indirectly.

Thesaurus: allude, imply, suggest, intimate, mention.
intr
2. To give a hint or hints.

Idiom: take the hint (get the hint)

colloq
To understand and act on what a person is hinting at.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hentan to seize.

Phrasal Verb: hint at something

To suggest or imply it, especially indirectly.