take the hint (English, verb)
expansion: take the hint (third-person singular simple present takes the hint, present participle taking the hint, simple past took the hint, past participle taken the hint)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of take a hint.
glosses: Concede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes the hint
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the hint
tags: participle
present
form: took the hint
tags: past
form: taken the hint
tags: participle
past