English

Verb

get wise

1. (intransitive, slang, often with "to" or with "with") 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. (intransitive, slang, often with "to") To see through deceit.

   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.

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