to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way :
I thought they'd never go—some people just can't take a hint.
Sarah hoped he'd take the hint and leave her alone.
to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way :
I thought they'd never go—some people just can't take a hint.
Sarah hoped he'd take the hint and leave her alone.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005