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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But dogs also might hold onto something in their mouth as a way to control their excitement.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lal said past leaders may have been onto something, but the all-at once change strategy was inefficient.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lal said past leaders may have been onto something, but the all-at once change strategy was inefficient.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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