gets a clue
Finally understands something
To get a clue is to finally understand something obvious, to stop being oblivious.
Almost always used in the negative or as a command: Get a clue—she's not interested.
Someone who doesn't have a clue is clueless.
The phrase implies the person should have figured it out already.
- solvesFinds the answer to
- puts two and two togetherDraws logical conclusion from evidence
- realizesComes to understand
- sees the lightGains sudden understanding
- intuitsKnows without reasoning
comprehends · deciphers · deduces · learns · catches on · detects · discerns · picks up on · notices · senses · perceives · observes · unravels · grasps · figures out · twigs · wises up · identifies
awareness/understanding
gets a cluemisses the point
Fails to understand core
tunes out · zones out · blanks out · overlooks · draws a blank
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