be onto

To be in the process of finding or understanding something: I'm not sure, but I may be onto a solution to this math problem. The gang was afraid that the police were onto them.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Burt	BURT	English
Sargis	-	Armenian
Suzana	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brande	-	English
Theodore	['θiədɔ:]
Ketil	-	Norwegian