clue in

Idioms  

1. Also, clue up. Give someone guiding information, as in It's time someone clued us in on what's happening, or I hope they clue us up soon. This expression, which uses the verb clue in the sense of “inform,” is sometimes put simply as clue (as in I'll clue you—this isn't going to work). [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see not have a clue.

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Example Sentences

I’m pretty sure it hasn’t gone entirely according to plan—some clues in a moment.

From Barron's

Powell has in the past encouraged colleagues to deliver such clues in the policy statement released before his postmeeting press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street analysts will be on the lookout for five clues in particular for investors that a comeback may be in the works.

From MarketWatch

The idea that appeals to him the most comes from a crumb of a clue in Follett’s archives — a letter from the sailor Anderson that Follett received a short time before her disappearance.

From Los Angeles Times

Listeners spent the weekend looking for clues in the couple’s “Architectural Digest” home tour and their red carpet appearances.

From Salon

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