nod's as good as a wink



nod's as good as a wink

An acknowledgement of the true but hidden meaning of an expression or statement. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Even though you said otherwise, I know you really have no interest in going out tonight—a nod's as good as a wink.
See also: good, wink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ivica-Croatian, Serbian
Yosef-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Rajnish-Indian, Hindi
Hyun-Woohyun-ooKorean
Hana (1)-Arabic, Bosnian
Alexisah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek