英语词汇“tip someone the wink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tip someone the wink

British informal Give someone private information.‘So even though the Foreign Office will tell you, ‘Oh, we have condemned torture in Uzbekistan’, it doesn't mean anything, because by accepting the intelligence you are tipping them the wink to carry on.’...

Keep tipping me the wink and all will go swimmingly.
In the old days the uncertainty provided a lucrative source of supplemental income for town-hall bureaucrats who would tip you the wink for a little discreet baksheesh.

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单词	tip someone the wink
释义	tip someone the wink British informal Give someone private information.‘So even though the Foreign Office will tell you, ‘Oh, we have condemned torture in Uzbekistan’, it doesn't mean anything, because by accepting the intelligence you are tipping them the wink to carry on.’... Keep tipping me the wink and all will go swimmingly. In the old days the uncertainty provided a lucrative source of supplemental income for town-hall bureaucrats who would tip you the wink for a little discreet baksheesh. See parent entry: tip
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