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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Rather than responding to the bigger point, a contrarian will latch onto something more trivial, like how, technically, that leather jacket isn’t truly vintage, since the brand only launched in 2010.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Aug. 2025
The foul-mouthed, trash-talking rebel of golf, Happy Gilmore, is onto something important.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
But maybe Musk is onto something — maybe fiscal austerity could be enough.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But these orcas may be onto something – there's emerging evidence that kelp is actually a strong exfoliator, however it's only been studied for use on human skin.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Aug. 2025
The foul-mouthed, trash-talking rebel of golf, Happy Gilmore, is onto something important.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
But maybe Musk is onto something — maybe fiscal austerity could be enough.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But these orcas may be onto something – there's emerging evidence that kelp is actually a strong exfoliator, however it's only been studied for use on human skin.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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“Onto something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onto%20something. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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