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Get wise   /gɛt waɪz/   Listen
Get wise

verb
1.
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.  Synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, latch on, tumble, twig.





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"Get wise" Quotes from Famous Books



... that headquarters wouldn't for a minute listen to a yarn like we'd have to tell—they'd have time to ride to Mexico, while we sucked our thumbs in the guardhouse waiting for the rest of the Police to get wise ...
— Raw Gold - A Novel • Bertrand W. Sinclair
... that you mention it, I can see how the road does take a turn a little way along. What do you suppose we're apt to strike there, Paul? I'm more than anxious to get wise." ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour - The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain • George A. Warren


Words linked to "Get wise" :   compass, savvy, grok, comprehend, grasp, apprehend, get the picture, dig


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