drop a hint
idiom
: to make a statement that suggests something that one does not want to say in a direct way
He's been dropping hints that he'd like to be invited to the party.
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Apple was probably trying to drop a hint about the codename with the logo for the upcoming WWDC event (above).
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
Riddick, whose last NFL post was in 2013 with the Philadelphia Eagles as pro personnel director, seemed to politic – or at least awkwardly drop a hint about the possibility – during the end of his speech to the graduates when emphasizing the need to reinvent themselves.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022
If his quarantine beard is getting a little out of hand, drop a hint with this smart beard trimmer from Remington.
—Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 9 Dec. 2020
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
Riddick, whose last NFL post was in 2013 with the Philadelphia Eagles as pro personnel director, seemed to politic – or at least awkwardly drop a hint about the possibility – during the end of his speech to the graduates when emphasizing the need to reinvent themselves.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022
If his quarantine beard is getting a little out of hand, drop a hint with this smart beard trimmer from Remington.
—Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 9 Dec. 2020
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“Drop a hint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20a%20hint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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