Get Wise (Verb)
Meaning
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- After a few failed attempts, he got wise to the fact that the password had to be a combination of letters and numbers.
- It took her a while, but she eventually got wise to her colleague's manipulative tactics.
- He didn't get wise to the problem until it was too late and the deal had already been signed.
- She wanted to play poker with the experts, but she got wise after losing a few hands and decided it was time to quit.
- It took him months of hard work before he got wise to the best way to manage his time effectively.