send a signal

send a signal

To emphasize or make a clear statement of one's position. We need to send a signal to these hostile nations that we will not compromise our values for fear of reprisal. The latest memo clearly sends a signal to certain people in the company that their days are numbered. The quilts are intended to send a signal of hope to the survivors of this tragedy.
See also: send, signal
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • virtue signaling
  • up with
  • up with (someone or something)
  • and that's a fact
  • motherfucking
  • what, me worry
  • am I right or am I right
  • a (damn) sight more (something)
  • a sight more
  • be (just) good friends