onto something
idiom
: having done or discovered something important, special, etc.
When the crowd responded to the show so positively, we realized we were onto something.
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His dad had been onto something.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
So maybe Fender’s onto something here – take one love of guitars, stir in some Godzilla and sprinkle on a little Japanese pop culture to taste.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
At least now, Wendell believes that Lee is onto something nefarious.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
But this may be the first tech revolution that doesn’t vaporize the dinosaurs, the way mobile killed Nokia and threatened Microsoft, but grafts their DNA onto something new.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
So maybe Fender’s onto something here – take one love of guitars, stir in some Godzilla and sprinkle on a little Japanese pop culture to taste.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
At least now, Wendell believes that Lee is onto something nefarious.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
But this may be the first tech revolution that doesn’t vaporize the dinosaurs, the way mobile killed Nokia and threatened Microsoft, but grafts their DNA onto something new.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onto something
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“Onto something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onto%20something. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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