wise up to



wise up to

Make or become aware, informed or sophisticated, as in It's time someone wised you up to Mary; she's an incorrigible flirt, or As soon as Tony wised up to what the company was doing, he quit. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see put wise.
See also: up, wise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Joey['dʒəui]
ArtturiAHRT-too-reeFinnish
GrÁInneGRAWN-yaIrish, Irish Mythology
Kanchana-Tamil
Francine[fra:n'si:n]
KymKIMEnglish (Rare)