clue in

Idioms

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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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 • Feb. 26, 2026

A study in the journal Nature last year discovered a "really important first clue" in this area, Coleman said.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

On Monday’s episode of the trivia show, the “Jeopardy!” host and game-show G.O.A.T. awkwardly delivered a clue in the “Complete the Rhyming Phrase” category.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

"This new model might just be the first clue in a cosmic puzzle we are starting to solve across space and time," Afshordi said.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Easier than solving an Encyclopedia Brown-level clue in Book Scavenger.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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clue in

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