tip the wink

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To make a subtle, usually covert, signal to someone (originally by winking) to communicate understanding, complicity, or to hint at a plan.
  • To give a discreet hint or heads-up intended to convey secret or privileged information without stating it openly.

• 2.

  Worldwideneutralliteral
  • To wink at someone as a deliberate signal of agreement, reassurance, or shared intent.