put (one) wise Идиома

a word to the wise is sufficient

a wise person understands when he hears a key word I can't discuss the plan, but a word to the wise is sufficient: progress.

get a word in edgewise

manage to break into a conversation I couldn

get wise to something/somebody

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

penny-wise and pound foolish

wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and economizes on small things but wastes all of his money on big things.

street wise

wise about street life, been around Let's ask Sal to go downtown with us. He's street wise.

wise to us

know what we are doing, onto us Your husband knows you're seeing me. He's wise to us.

word to the wise

(See a word to the wise)

worldly wise

knowing how to survive, having street smarts You've lived on the streets of LA. You're worldly wise. You're hip.

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。

in no wise

by no means；in no manner毫不；绝不
He has in no wise changed his opinion．他丝毫没有改变他的看法。
He'll in no wise lose his reward．他决不会失去他应得的报酬。

put (one) wise

slang To acquaint one article that they do not know; to acquaint one about article of which they are ignorant. We charge to put those freshmen wise—they can't accumulate advancing into the chief hallway! Everyone anticipation that Jen had dumped me, but I was quick to put them wise!Learn more: put, wise

put wise

Inform or acquaint someone, as in You'd bigger put Arthur astute about the agreement afore he visits them. [Colloquial; aboriginal 1900s] Learn more: put, wise

put addition wise

accord addition important information. informal 1950 Graham Greene The Third Man He was a year earlier and knew the ropes. He put me astute to a lot of things. Learn more: put, someone, wise

put somebody ˈwise (to something)

(informal) acquaint somebody about something: If Raquel hadn’t accept put me wise, I would accept believed him.Learn more: put, somebody, wise

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in (me) course of time in name in need in no mood in no sense in no way in no wise in number in obedience to in one's own way in one word in opposition to in order that in order that/to put (one) right put (one) through (one's) facings put (one) through (one's) paces put (one) through (to someone) put (one) through hell put (one) through it put (one) through the hoop put (one) through the hoops put (one) through the mangle put (one) through the mill put (one) through the wringer put (one) to a lot of expense put (one) to bed with a shovel put (one) to death put (one) to flight put (one) to great expense put (one) to sleep put (one) to the expense of (doing) (something) put (one) to work put (one) under put (one) under the cosh put (one) under the pump put (one) up against (someone) put (one) up for (something) put (one) up to (something) put (one) wise put (one's) (own) house in order put (one's) affairs in order put (one's) ass in a sling put (one's) ass on the line put (one's) back into (something) put (one's) back to (something) put (one's) back up put (one's) backbone into (something) put (one's) best foot forward put (one's) butt on the line put (one's) cards on the table put (one's) eye out put (one's) face on put (one's) feet up put (one's) finger in the dyke put (one's) finger on (something) put (one's) foot down put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth put (one's) foot in it put (one's) foot to the floor put (one's) hair up put (one's) hand in (one's) pocket put (one's) hand into (one's) pocket put (one's) hand on (one's) heart put (one's) hand to (something)