wink and a nod
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- hintIndirect suggestion
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
conspiratorial · secret · understanding · sly · tacit · unspoken · complicit · subtle · agreement · collusion · insider · implied · suggestive · mischievous · playful · coy · innuendo · coded
communication explicitness
wink and a nodspelled out
in so many words · on the record · plain language · plain English · loud and clear
transparency and accountability
wink and a nodfull disclosure
Withholding no information
transparency · on the level · above board · in broad daylight · public record