a nod is as good as a wink

English

Proverb

a nod is as good as a wink

The hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.

Translations

the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining

Czech: chytrému napověz, hloupého trkni (cs)
Japanese: 一を聞いて十を知る (ja) (いちをきいてじゅうをしる, ichi o kiite jū o shiru)
Portuguese: para bom entendedor, meia palavra basta

Russian: у́мному сви́стни, а он уже́ смы́слит (úmnomu svístni, a on užé smýslit), одному́ гла́зом мигни́, а друго́го дуби́ной толкни́ (odnomú glázom migní, a drugóvo dubínoj tolkní), у́мному — намёк, глу́пому — толчо́к (úmnomu — namjók, glúpomu — tolčók), у́мному и сло́ва дово́льно (úmnomu i slóva dovólʹno)
Scots: hauf a tale is eneuch for a wise man
Spanish: a buen entendedor, pocas palabras

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