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get a clue en · VERB

(US, derogatory, idiomatic, imperative, informal, often) To become aware of the obvious reality of a situation, often used as a command to indicate frustration
- "How many times do I have to tell you that this relationship is over? Get a clue!", she said after her ex-boyfriend asked her again to get back together.
- How many more such incidents have to happen at Fox News — or elsewhere — before everyone gets a clue about basic workplace — and overall social — behavior? 2017 May 19, Chuck Barney, “Another Fox News firing; Will someone please get a clue?”, in The Mercury News:

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
getting a clue	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
gotten a clue	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	Canada, US	lexicographic
gets a clue	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
got a clue	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	Australia, New-Zealand, UK	lexicographic
got a clue	Tense=Past		lexicographic