give (someone) an inkling (of something)
give (someone) an inkling (of something)
To give someone a basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Oh, don't worry, the boss gave me an inkling of how much this mistake is going to cost the company. Even though I can speak a little Japanese, I needed the interpreter to give me an inkling of what the woman was talking about.
See also: give, inkling
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get an inkling (of something)
- inkling
- have an inkling (of something)
- the foggiest understanding
- the foggiest
- the foggiest (idea)
- the foggiest inkling
- the foggiest notion
- require (something) of (someone or something)
- require of