wise up
Example Sentences
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Just when the Lakers organization seemed to wise up and settle down and eschew short-term wins for big-picture gains, here it goes panicking and plotting and going all Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024
It’s a scam, of course, one that only he knows is happening and it requires him and his hoodwinked team to occasionally hit the road before suckers wise up and want their money back.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
So unless they wise up and change their minds, the future is looking quite gloomy indeed.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021
His son insisted that he wise up on climate change.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2020
"I'll wise up that queen of yours, Mr. Speed."
From Going Some by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
