- clue someone in (on something)
- clue someone in† (on something)to inform someone of something. •
Please clue me in on what's been going on.
•Clue in those guys before it's too late.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
clue someone in (on something)
Look at other dictionaries:
clue someone in — tv. to set someone straight (about something); to inform someone of the facts. □ What’s going on? Clue me in. CD I think I’d better clue in Sam about the rally … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clue someone in — informal inform someone about something. → clue … English new terms dictionary
clue — clue1 [ klu ] noun count ** 1. ) an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery: search for/look for/find a clue: Detectives were brought in to help search for clues. clue to/as to/about: Police still have no… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clue in — verb provide someone with a clue Can you clue me in? • Hypernyms: ↑hint, ↑suggest • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * clue in (informal) To inform • • • … Useful english dictionary
clue — 1 noun (C) 1 an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery: He didn t know who had sent the letter, and the envelope provided no clue. (+ to/about): We now have a clue to the time at which the murder took place. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clue — clue1 S2 [klu:] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: clew ball of string (11 19 centuries), from Old English cliewen; from the use of a ball of string for finding the way out of a network of passages] 1.) an object or piece of information that helps… … Dictionary of contemporary English
clue — noun a fact or piece of evidence used to solve a crime or that serves to reveal something. verb (clues, clueing, clued) (clue someone in) informal inform someone about something. Phrases have a clue [usu. with negative] informal know about… … English new terms dictionary
clue in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms clue in : present tense I/you/we/they clue in he/she/it clues in present participle clueing in past tense clued in past participle clued in informal clue someone in to provide someone with information about… … English dictionary
clue in — v Let someone in on something. Are you going to clue me inon what your plans are for tonight? 1970s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Something Might Happen — (2003) is a novel by Julie Myerson about a murder in a small English seaside town and how it affects the community as well as friends and family of the murder victim. The story is not a whodunnit although it incorporates various elements of the… … Wikipedia
clue — [[t]klu͟ː[/t]] clues 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it. Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die... How a man shaves may… … English dictionary
