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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Robinson might’ve been onto something.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Granted, Musk is onto something here.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Parenting expert Danielle Lindner told Newsweek that the SKIMS co-founder may be onto something.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Is Teddy insane, or actually onto something?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Granted, Musk is onto something here.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Parenting expert Danielle Lindner told Newsweek that the SKIMS co-founder may be onto something.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Is Teddy insane, or actually onto something?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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