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
Dan (3)DAHN (Swedish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
NadeŽDa-Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
NeleNE-ləGerman
Glorianaglawr-ee-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Ainhoa-Basque
MarlynMAHR-linEnglish