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Wise up   /waɪz əp/   Listen
Wise up

verb
1.
Get wise to.
2.
Cause someone to become aware of something.






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"Wise up" Quotes from Famous Books



... summed it up: "Fact is, we're mighty lucky to be living among a bunch of city-folks, that recognize artistic things and business-punch equally. We'd feel pretty glum if we got stuck in some Main Street burg and tried to wise up the old codgers to the kind of life we're used to here. But, by golly, there's this you got to say for 'em: Every small American town is trying to get population and modern ideals. And darn if a lot of 'em don't put it across! Somebody starts panning a rube ...
— Babbitt • Sinclair Lewis



Words linked to "Wise up" :   hear, get a line, inform, learn, get wind, find out, get word, discover, see, pick up



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