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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Battista | | baht-TEE-stah | Italian |
Irma | | ['ɜ:mə] | |
Fedora | | - | Russian |
Niko | | NEE-ko (Finnish) | Finnish, Croatian, Slovene |
Abner | | AB-nər (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Sixtine | | - | French |