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tip someone the wink
tip someone the wink
To convey a secret hint
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Main Entry: ↑tip
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tip someone the wink (informal)
To give someone a useful hint
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Main Entry: ↑wink

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tip someone the wink british informal phrase
to give someone secret information
Thesaurus: to tell or reveal a secret or secretssynonym
Main entry: tip

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tip (someone) the wink
Brit informal : to give secret information to (someone)

How could he have known about the plan? Someone must have tipped him the wink.

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Main Entry: ↑tip
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tip (someone) the wink — see ↑tip, 6
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Main Entry: ↑wink

Useful english dictionary. 2012.