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tip the wink

idiom

To give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.


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  1. 01

    arse over tip

    Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

  2. 02

    in the wink of an eye

    instantaneously, extremely quickly

  3. 03

    nudge nudge wink wink

    A phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.

  4. 04

    pro tip

    A useful piece of advice.

  5. 05

    sleep a wink

    To sleep at all.

  6. 06

    tip of the hat

    A gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude; originally by doffing one's hat.

  7. 07

    tip of the ice cube

    The first aspect of an insignificant or exaggerated problem or situation.

  8. 08

    tip of the iceberg

    A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems.

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