get wise Idiom

get wise to something/somebody

learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.

get wise to

learn about secret；become alert to得知（秘密）；警觉
We are getting wise to her tricks now，and it's not easy any more for her to put anything over us．我们已渐渐识破了她的花招，她不能再轻易地瞒过我们了。
You are very lazy．If you don't get wise to yourself and start studying，you will fail the course．你很懒惰，如果你对自己不警觉，还不开始学习的话，你的功课就会不及格。

get wise|get|wise

v. phr., slang To learn about something kept secret from you; become alert. One girl pretended to be sick on gym days when she had athletics, until the teacher got wise and made her go anyway.

Often used with "to". The boys got wise to Jack's fondness for bubble gum. If you don't get wise to yourself and start studying, you will fail the course.
Compare: CATCH ON, SEE THROUGH.
Antonym: IN THE DARK.

get astute (to addition or something)

To acquisition out, become acquainted of, added absolutely understand, and/or no best be bamboozled (by article or someone). I've been demography baby food from the appointment for a continued time, but I anticipate the bang-up is accepting wise. People are assuredly starting to get astute to the charge for ecology protection.Learn more: get, someone, wise

get astute to

Also be astute to. See through the bamboozlement of; also, become acquainted of. For example, It took a while, but she assuredly got astute to Fred's lies, or I'm astute to the actuality that her clothes appear from a austerity shop. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Learn more: get, wise

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