take the hint



take the hint

To understand, accept, or act upon a message or direction that has been insinuated or communicated indirectly. After an hour or so of being ignored, Jeremy finally took the hint and left the party. I think you need to take the hint and accept the fact that he has no interest in dating you.
See also: hint, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Efthymia-Greek
MÁXimoMAHK-see-moSpanish
Bricius-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Divya-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Rivers['rivəz]
Shafaqat-Arabic