Idiom
send a message
Meaning
To implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He quit his job to send a message to his boss.”
“By refusing to attend the meeting, the manager wanted to send a message about the new policy.”
“The government imposed strict sanctions to send a message that such aggressive behavior would no longer be tolerated by the international community.”
Examples
simple
“He quit his job to send a message to his boss.”
contextual
“By refusing to attend the meeting, the manager wanted to send a message about the new policy.”
complex
“The government imposed strict sanctions to send a message that such aggressive behavior would no longer be tolerated by the international community.”
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