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get wise to

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  1. Also be wise to. See through the deception of; also, become aware of. For example, It took a while, but she finally got wise to Fred's lies, or I'm wise to the fact that her clothes come from a thrift shop. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]


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When you arrive on tour so quickly, nobody knows your weaknesses to begin with, but opponents will get wise to your game and find tactics that work against you.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Hypotheses from behavioral research propose that the rarer color morph always has an advantage, because the host birds gradually get wise to the trick.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

But deployed over a city, rats get wise to physical traps.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2023

It didn’t take them long to get wise to the return of their favorite food.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2020

Kie Wicks might get wise to it, and come in at the end of two months and snap up this claim too, if we haven't done our work.

From The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure by Lizette M. Edholm

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