wise up
Example Sentences
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If the leaders of the party know this fact, they are certainly not going to wise up their foot soldiers.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
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
His son insisted that he wise up on climate change.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2020
I never used to think about such things, but when we shook Oakland I began to wise up.
From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack
