wise to

idiom

informal

: not fooled by (someone or something) : aware of (something, especially something dishonest)

I'm wise to you. I know what you're doing.

When she got wise to his scheme, she left.

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Business leaders and board directors also are wise to remember that, regardless of what happens at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, their businesses have to comply with state and international regulations. —

Joan Michelson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 The incoming Trump administration would be wise to remember this history. —

Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024 Finally, and producer Fox was wise to end this way, was the posthumous Honorary Oscar to Jones, who died at age 91 just two weeks ago. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024 Sara Hillery, the founder of Sara Hillery Interior Design in Richmond, Virginia, adds that people living in a multi-season climate are wise to go the route of having curtains kiss the floor. —

Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wise to