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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The New York Yankees would be wise to retain Cody Bellinger this offseason after a massive 2025 season.
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Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With Robbie Ray set to become a free agent after 2026, the Giants would be wise to secure a starter beyond next season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
But all would be wise to remember that the AI bubble is a financial phenomenon, not a technological one.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The teaser is wise to bury the lede of the new film’s premise, which is focused in part on the decline of traditional media.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
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Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With Robbie Ray set to become a free agent after 2026, the Giants would be wise to secure a starter beyond next season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
But all would be wise to remember that the AI bubble is a financial phenomenon, not a technological one.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The teaser is wise to bury the lede of the new film’s premise, which is focused in part on the decline of traditional media.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wise to
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“Wise to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wise%20to. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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