get a clue

English

Verb

get a clue (third-person singular simple present gets a clue, present participle getting a clue, simple past got a clue, past participle (UK, Australia, NZ) got a clue or (US, Canada) gotten a clue)

1. (US, idiomatic, informal, often imperative and disparaging) 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.

   • 2017 May 19, Chuck Barney, “Another Fox News firing; Will someone please get a clue?”, in The Mercury News‎^[1]:

     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?

Synonyms

• get with the program