loud and clear

Idioms  

1. Easily audible and understandable. For example, They told us, loud and clear, what to do in an emergency, or You needn't repeat it—I hear you loud and clear. This expression gained currency in the military during World War II to acknowledge radio messages (I read you loud and clear) although it originated in the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

After the result Jara posted that "democracy has spoken loud and clear" and wished Kast "success for the good of Chile."

From BBC

“I got the message loud and clear,” says Wellington, a retired tech entrepreneur and children’s programming creator who has four other children, ages 15 to 32, who aren’t estranged.

From The Wall Street Journal

He only mouths it, but I get the message loud and clear.

From Literature

“Listen! You will hear them coming, loud and clear—any minute now....”

From Literature

“Listen to any of the shows in May 1977, which a lot of Deadheads will say was the greatest month in Grateful Dead history—it’s Donna that makes a lot of those songs just so sweet,” said Brian Anderson, author of “Loud and Clear,” a recent book about the Wall of Sound.

From The Wall Street Journal