get a clue | Idiomator

Meaning: (US,idiomatic,informal,oftenimperativeanddisparaging)To become aware of the obvious reality of a situation, often used as a command to indicate frustration"How many times do I have to tell you that this relationship is over?Get a clue!", she said after her ex-boyfriend asked her again to get back together.2017May 19, Chuck Barney, “Another Fox News firing; Will someone please get a clue?”, inThe Mercury News‎[1]:How many more such incidents have to happen at Fox News — or elsewhere — before everyonegets a clueabout basic workplace — and overall social — behavior?

Examples:

EN: What if I get a clue?
ES: ¿Y si tengo una pista?
EN: But I have to find the man before I can get a clue to the missing shoes.
ES: Pero tengo que encontrar al tipo antes de tener pistas sobre los zapatos.
EN: Well, when I was a kid, I had a superstition that I could always get a clue as to how something was gonna turn out by putting my finger at random on a Bible text.
ES: Cuando era niño, tenía la superstición... que siempre podía conseguir una idea de cómo resolver algo... poniendo el dedo al azar en un texto de la Biblia.
EN: That way we can get a clue as to where Penguin's stashed the armor.
ES: De esa manera podemos obtener una pista de dónde el Pingüino escondió las armaduras.
EN: It may narrow the field a bit, and, uh, I may get a clue. Yeah.
ES: Podría descartar perfiles, conseguir alguna pista.
EN: You know, you get a clue, then I get a clue and bam.
ES: Ya sabes, tienes una pista, entonces sigo una pista y bam.
ES: Ya sabes, tienes una pista, entonces sigo una pista y bam.
EN: I've been examining the bodies trying to get a clue as to where the bomb was hidden.
ES: He examinado los cuerpos, intentando averiguar dónde estaba escondida la bomba.
EN: Well, there's one way to get a clue.
ES: Bueno, aquí va una pista para comprenderlo.
EN: Well one way we can get a clue is by looking at illusions.
ES: Una pista es observar ilusiones.
EN: There're lots of theories but as I said, perhaps we can get a clue from computers.
ES: Hay muchas teorías. El ordenador nos da indicios.
EN: Pal, get a clue.
ES: Pal, conseguir una pista.
EN: Yet you have no clue... as to how your affairs will be managed... no education to help you get a clue... and no marketable skills... after your ball-playing days are over.
ES: Sin embargo, usted no tiene idea de cómo se gestionarán sus asuntos, ninguna educación para ayudarle a obtener una pista y no hay habilidades comerciales después de que sus días de jugador terminen.
EN: Why don't you get a clue, man?
ES: ¿Por qué no son realistas?
EN: Jeez, Dad, get a clue.
ES: Es que no te das cuenta, papà.
EN: Maybe you can get a clue about the guys who took you last night.
ES: Quizás encuentres una pista sobre los tipos que te agarraron anoche.

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