Idiom
Irish hint
Meaning
A very clear and unsubtle indication.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He gave me an Irish hint that he wanted to leave early.”
“She kept looking at her watch and sighing, giving me an Irish hint that the meeting should end.”
“The host offered an Irish hint by pointedly clearing the dinner table, signaling to his lingering guests that the evening had concluded.”
Examples
simple
“He gave me an Irish hint that he wanted to leave early.”
contextual
“She kept looking at her watch and sighing, giving me an Irish hint that the meeting should end.”
complex
“The host offered an Irish hint by pointedly clearing the dinner table, signaling to his lingering guests that the evening had concluded.”
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