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. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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