wise to
idiom
informal
: not fooled by (someone or something) : aware of (something, especially something dishonest)
I'm wise to you. I know what you're doing.
When she got wise to his scheme, she left.
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However, with so many other young options and interest in Duran at the trade deadline, the Red Sox may be wise to move on.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Issa would be wise to run for the 48th District again, suggested Marcia Godwin, an expert in Southern California politics who teaches at the University of La Verne.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The challenge is, as brands get wise to the trends in nomadic, traditional jewelry, the space is becoming saturated, says Jello.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Given the ubiquity of stories and humanity’s vulnerability to them, citizens today would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis, the very techniques routinely derided and devalued in a world committed to technology and tribalism.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Issa would be wise to run for the 48th District again, suggested Marcia Godwin, an expert in Southern California politics who teaches at the University of La Verne.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The challenge is, as brands get wise to the trends in nomadic, traditional jewelry, the space is becoming saturated, says Jello.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Given the ubiquity of stories and humanity’s vulnerability to them, citizens today would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis, the very techniques routinely derided and devalued in a world committed to technology and tribalism.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Wise to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wise%20to. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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