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81give to understand — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make a person think that something is true but not tell him; suggest; hint. * /Mr. Johnson gave Billy to understand that he would pay him if he helped him clean the yard./ 2. To make a person understand by telling him… …
82Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand — Infobox Album | Name = Those of You With or Without Children, You ll Understand Type = Album Artist = Bill Cosby Recorded = 1986 Released = June 1986 Genre = Comedy Length = 49:08 Label = Geffen/Warner Bros. Records GHS 24104 Producer = Camille… …
83(do you) understand? — spoken phrase used for emphasizing that someone should do what you are telling them Don’t ever try that again! Do you understand? Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: und …
84give someone to understand (that) — formal phrase to tell someone something, or to make them think that something is true She’s been asking to see you, or so I’ve been given to understand. Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym Main entry …
85not understand a (single) word — not hear/understand/etc a (single) word phrase used for emphasizing that someone does not hear understand etc anything that you say to them Jane could hardly understand a word Mervyn said. I don’t believe a single word he told me. Thesaurus: ways …
86give somebody to understand (that) … — give sb to believe/understand (that)… idiom often passive (formal) to make sb believe/understand sth • I was given to understand that she had resigned. Main entry: ↑giveidiom …
87come to understand — index comprehend (understand) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
88give to understand — make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here …
89give one to understand — phrasal 1. : to intimate or convey to one without direct or positive assertion it is reported that the Democrats have been quietly given to understand that the White House approves of their action New Republic 2. : to make one understand : tell… …
90I fail to understand — I fail to see/understand/spoken formal phrase used for saying in an annoyed way that you do not understand something I fail to see why anybody would marry a man like that. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym… …
