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
Emmi-Finnish
Celestine['selistin]
Catina-Romanian
Ludovicoloo-do-VEE-koItalian
CenkJENKTurkish
Ahtisaari[ahtisari:]