wise up to
Example Sentences
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When do you suppose our major universities will wise up to the notion of serving as a free farm club for the NFL and NBA?
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025
All who want candor are going to have to wise up to what mainstream journalism is actually offering them and seek out voices willing to be more frank.
From Slate • May 3, 2018
As outsiders wise up to the company’s underlying problems, raising more cash may be a struggle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2018
"The very moment that investors wise up to the fact that QE will never be reversed is a problem," predicts Parson.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013
"He can't pulverize the whole bunch, and he'll never wise up to who's the real sinner," Weary comforted himself.
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by Bower, B. M.
