wise to
idiom
informal
: not fooled by (someone or something) : aware of (something, especially something dishonest)
I'm wise to you. I know what you're doing.
When she got wise to his scheme, she left.
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These developments, quietly unfolding across all three branches of government, are reshaping the legal and financial boundaries of higher education, and corporate leaders would be wise to take notice.
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Sunday Ticket users would be wise to pay for the $83/month YouTube TV base plan rather than for ESPN/Fox/Paramount Plus/Peacock, because Google’s bundle would cost $752 for the regular season (for returning users interested in RedZone), saving you roughly $50 plus the headache of app-hopping.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Members of Congress would be wise to listen to the rancor unleashed at town halls.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Americans of all political stripes would be wise to ruminate on the larger takeaways of this story.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Sunday Ticket users would be wise to pay for the $83/month YouTube TV base plan rather than for ESPN/Fox/Paramount Plus/Peacock, because Google’s bundle would cost $752 for the regular season (for returning users interested in RedZone), saving you roughly $50 plus the headache of app-hopping.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Members of Congress would be wise to listen to the rancor unleashed at town halls.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Americans of all political stripes would be wise to ruminate on the larger takeaways of this story.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wise to
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“Wise to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wise%20to. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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