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Sahil1khan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
what is mean of this sentence?
someone tipped us the wink,
i am not able to understand exact meaning of this sentence.
why are we using " the wink" here ?
i am not able to understand exact meaning of this sentence.
why are we using " the wink" here ?
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com/tip+the+wink ) It is an idiomatic expression.
- com/tip+the+wink ) It is an idiomatic expression.
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tip somebody the wink: to secretly give someone a piece of information that will help them (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tip+the+wink)
It is an idiomatic expression.
It is an idiomatic expression.
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Hi
I don't think anyone is sure why the phrase exists. It seems to be very old. My guess is:
- to tap someone lightly on the arm is to give a secret signal; the old phrase would have been 'to tip'
- to wink at someone secretly, is to give a signal in a similar way - to give them the wink
- For emphasis, to show to someone you are giving important confidential
I don't think anyone is sure why the phrase exists. It seems to be very old. My guess is:
- to tap someone lightly on the arm is to give a secret signal; the old phrase would have been 'to tip'
- to wink at someone secretly, is to give a signal in a similar way - to give them the wink
- For emphasis, to show to someone you are giving important confidential
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