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Meanings of
get wise
in English
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
comprender
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Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
tumble
twig
catch on
get onto
latch on
cotton on
get it
Portuguese
entender
Usage of
get wise
in English
1
It seems strange, but the husband always seems to
get
wise
last.
2
Say, will you
get
wise
to the dude with the red necktie?
3
But what if the pirates
get
wise
,
and start wearing earplugs?
4
But, so close as this, they'd
get
wise
in a minute.
5
You've got to
get
wise
to the trick of holding what you
get
.
6
Guess Lorson 'ud jump the claim if he could
get
wise
.
7
Did you
get
wise
to the way I slipped her the sassy roast?
8
So there isn't a half-breed or Indian around the Fort can
get
wise
.
9
Well, I've been using it too-andSis never did
get
wise
.
10
I wonder if we can't
get
wise
to what it is.
11
If the neches
get
wise
to you the game's played, and we've lost.
12
I don't care whether they
get
wise
to it or not.
13
You don't
get
wise
if you rent from that French woman.
14
China investors
get
wise
to a new four-letter word Really it's an acronym: VIEs.
15
His buddies
get
wise
and conspire to lead him astray.
16
I'm beginning to
get
wise
to this whole rescued-orphan routine.
Other examples for "get wise"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
get
wise
get
Verb
Adjective
Translations for
get wise
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
entendre´s
Spanish
comprender
Get wise
through the time
Get wise
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common