drop a hint

Examples (10)

• She keeps dropping hints about the expensive necklace she wants for her birthday.
• I tried to drop a subtle hint that we should leave, but he didn't catch on.
• He dropped a heavy hint about being hungry by repeatedly rubbing his stomach.
• Maybe you should drop a hint to your parents about what you'd really like for graduation.
• We've been dropping hints for weeks, but our roommate still doesn't understand we need the rent money.
• Before the announcement, the CEO dropped a hint that big changes were coming.
• "This apartment is so small," she said, dropping a not-so-subtle hint that they should move.
• Could you please drop a hint about the surprise? The suspense is killing me.
• He's too shy to ask for a promotion directly, so he just drops vague hints about his workload.
• The politician dropped a hint in his speech that he might run for president.