[Vocabulary] To get wise to doing smth

[Marina Gaidar]

Tell me, please, is it correct to say like this "they got wise to suppressing others' will"? I've never heard "to get wise to doing smth" before.

 

[bhaisahab]

Tell me, please, is it correct to say like this "they got wise to suppressing others' will"? I've never heard "to get wise to doing smth" before.

I wouldn't use it. I've come across "get wise to something" but not "get wise to doing".

 

[Marina Gaidar]

I wouldn't use it. I've come across "get wise to something" but not "get wise to doing".

Thank you!

 

[Rover_KE]

Marina, your thanks are appreciated, but you don't need to send them in a separate post or to quote our answers back to us.

We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help.

I agree with bhai. Here's how I would use the phrase:

'I have got wise to the troll and her different usernames'.

It means 'I have seen through her deception'.


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