oblique ref

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A sneaky way to talk about something without actually saying it. Like when you're too chicken to be direct.

'I heard the teacher said something about the test being unfair.' (He just failed it.)

She said, 'He was seen with a bag of chips.' (He cheated on her.)

He said, 'I heard the pizza was delivered to the wrong house.' (He ate it.)

When you hint at something like a broken nose but you’re too scared to say it out loud.

'I heard the cop was upset with the kid.' (The kid ran away from him.)

She said, 'He was seen with a spoon.' (He stole her dessert.)

He said, 'The dog was outside the house.' (He peed on the lawn.)

A roundabout way of saying something that’s so obvious, it’s like you’re talking to a baby.

'I heard the teacher was mad at the student.' (He gave him a zero.)

She said, 'He was seen with a bag of candy.' (He bribed her.)

He said, 'The cat was on the roof.' (He watched it for an hour.)

When you don’t say what you mean, but you’re still being a total jerk about it.

'I heard the kid was grounded.' (He ate the last slice of pizza.)

She said, 'He was seen with a book.' (He copied her homework.)

He said, 'The dog was outside the house.' (He peed on the neighbor's lawn.)

You say something that’s barely related to the real thing, like you’re trying to hide your stupidity.

'I heard the teacher said something about the test.' (He failed it.)

She said, 'He was seen with a spoon.' (He ate her dessert.)

He said, 'The cat was on the roof.' (He watched it for an hour.)