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loud and clear
Idioms and Phrases
Easily audible and understandable. For example, They told us, loud and clear, what to do in an emergency , or You needn't repeat it—I hear you loud and clear . This expression gained currency in the military during World War II to acknowledge radio messages ( I read you loud and clear ) although it originated in the late 1800s.Example Sentences
"It's a huge warning to young people, a loud and clear warning – don't get involved," says Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey Director for Human Rights Watch.
Trump’s array of blunt-force tariffs across the globe—a plan he signaled loud and clear on the campaign trail—has unnerved Congress.
But some at the agency felt like the new leadership had sent a message loud and clear: When next to nobody was paying attention, long-standing public health messages could be silenced.
“Everyone in this building has heard the voters loud and clear,†Schultz said.
The annual figures were published in Spotify's Loud and Clear report - part of the company's aim to provide transparency on how it pays the music industry.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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