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get wise to

Also be wise to. See through the deception of; also, become aware of. For example, It took a while, but she finally got wise to Fred's lies, or I'm wise to the fact that her clothes come from a thrift shop. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
See also: get, wise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Seaghdh-Scottish
Aynur-Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Corrinakə-REEN-əEnglish
Adad-Near Eastern Mythology
Shema'yah-Biblical Hebrew
Alfbern-Ancient Germanic
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