- tip the wink
- give a hint, give a clue
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tip the wink
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tip the wink — ► tip the wink Brit. informal secretly give confidential information to. Main Entry: ↑tip … English terms dictionary
tip the wink to somebody — tip sb the ˈwink | tip the ˈwink to sb idiom (BrE, informal) to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves • There s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn t tipped him the… … Useful english dictionary
tip the wink — tip (someone) the wink Brit informal : to give secret information to (someone) How could he have known about the plan? Someone must have tipped him the wink. • • • Main Entry: ↑tip tip (someone) the wink see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tip the wink — tip (someone) the wink British & Australian, old fashioned to secretly give someone a piece of information that will help them. So if you hear of any jobs going in your department, just tip me the wink, would you? … New idioms dictionary
To tip the wink — Tip Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tip somebody the wink — tip sb the ˈwink | tip the ˈwink to sb idiom (BrE, informal) to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves • There s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn t tipped him the… … Useful english dictionary
tip someone the wink — To convey a secret hint • • • Main Entry: ↑tip tip someone the wink (informal) To give someone a useful hint • • • Main Entry: ↑wink * * * tip someone the wink british informal phrase … Useful english dictionary
tip someone the wink — tip (someone) the wink British & Australian, old fashioned to secretly give someone a piece of information that will help them. So if you hear of any jobs going in your department, just tip me the wink, would you? … New idioms dictionary
tip someone the wink Brit. — tip someone the wink Brit. informal secretly give someone confidential information. → tip off … English new terms dictionary
tip one the wink — phrasal : to give one a hint, suggestion, signal by or as if by a wink tipped him the wink as he passed, so he went over there Richard Llewellyn … Useful english dictionary
