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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.

Example Sentences

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Although analysts are not tasked with finding victims, occasionally they issue reports to police if there are strong enough clues in the material they see.

From BBC

‘Wow. That doesn’t even bear thinking about. Are there any other clues in the box?’

From Literature

Researchers at MIT have uncovered new chemical clues in extremely old rocks that suggest some of the earliest animals on Earth were likely ancestors of modern sea sponges.

From Science Daily

My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.

From The Wall Street Journal

No clues in the language, no mathematical patterns.

From Literature

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