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to give a person a gentle (broad) hint, e. g. Martin gave Joe a gentle hint but it was lost 
upon him. 
hint vi to suggest, to mention casually, e. g. The woman hinted at her urgent need of 
money. He hinted at my impudence. He hinted that I ought to work harder. 
Syn. suggest, imply, intimate, insinuate

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Практический курс английского языка. 4 курс под ред. В.Д. Аракина
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8. rattle vt/i 1) (cause to) make short, sharp sounds quickly, one after the other, e. g. The 
windows were rattling in the strong wind. The hail rattled on the roof.
to rattle off (colloq.) to talk, to say or repeat smth quickly; to repeat (words) quickly and 
too easily from memory; to perform (an action) with ease and speed, e. g. What is the 
point of teaching the children to rattle off the names of the kings and queens of England 
if they know nothing about history?
to rattle away/on to talk rapidly and at some length and uninterestingly, e. g. At every 
meeting of the women's club, Mrs White rattles on for hours.
2) to annoy, cause to feel angry, e. g. My persistent questioning of his story rattled him, 
and he refused to answer my queries. She was rattled by the hypothetical eyes spying 
upon her.
Syn. embarrass, discomfit, abash, faze
rattled a annoyed, e. g. In the end he got rattled, (or: We got him rattled.). 
9. reduce vt/i 1) to take (smth) smaller or less; being smth (such as a price, size, or 
amount) down to a lower level or smaller size, e. g. Your speed must be reduced to the 
city speed limit as soon as you cross the border. Taxes should be reduced to an amount 
that people can afford to pay. The book will have to be reduced to 300 pages. The whole 
town was reduced to ashes in the bombing. 2) to bring or get to a certain condition, e. g. 
The new teacher was quickly able to reduce the noisy class to silence. Hunger had 
reduced the poor dog to skin and bone. His opponent's clever speech reduced the 
speaker's argument to nonsense.