Idiom
clue stick
Meaning
A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He needs a clue stick to understand the basic rules.”
“After explaining the project three times, I felt like I needed a clue stick to help him understand.”
“The manager grew so frustrated with the repeated errors that he jokingly suggested the employee required a metaphorical clue stick to grasp the obvious.”
Examples
simple
“He needs a clue stick to understand the basic rules.”
contextual
“After explaining the project three times, I felt like I needed a clue stick to help him understand.”
complex
“The manager grew so frustrated with the repeated errors that he jokingly suggested the employee required a metaphorical clue stick to grasp the obvious.”
Origin
From clue + stick.
Key words
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