Tip sb the wink In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "tip sb the wink", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Evelyn Nguyen

2020-12-17 12:12

Tip sb the wink Australia British informal

We can use the phrase: "tip the wink to [somebody]" instead of "tip [somebody] a wink".

To secretly give someone a helpful piece of information

It's nice that you tipped me the wink before the goods came up for sale.

I don't think she has heard about the plan. Someone must have tipped the wink to her.

Tip me the wink as soon as I came in!

I knew about the job vancancy because John tipped me the wink.

The verb "tip" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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