wise up
Example Sentences
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Brett Baird, the office manager for Green Home Solutions, which does weatherization work in Pennsylvania and New Jersey under agreements with local utilities, said consumers are just beginning to wise up.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022
What converted me was my wife telling me I’d be banned from her store if I didn’t wise up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Did you shut them down, did they trip on themselves, or did they eventually wise up and treat you with respect?
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021
Let’s hope we wise up and grab the stick with both hands in time.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2019
Up it & like wise up the St. Croix are saw mills, as that country abounds with Pine.
From Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 by Hansen, Marcus L.
