get wise

Definitions

1. 1

   To be impertinent.

   • He was getting wise, so I cracked him one.
   • He wasn't just getting wise, he was getting wise to my mother.
2. 2

   To become aware of or see through a deception.

   • Last night, I thought he'd sign the deal, but this morning he'd got wised somehow.
   • The substitute soon got wise to their particular tricks.
   • 'How did you get wise to all this, that's what I want to know?'

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