getwise (third-person singular simple presentgets wise,present participlegetting wise,simple pastgot wise,past participle(UK)got wiseor(US)gotten wise)
- (intransitive, slang, often with "to" or with "with") To beimpertinent.
He wasgetting wise, so I cracked him one.
He wasn't justgetting wise, he wasgetting wise to my mother.
- (intransitive, slang, often with "to") To become aware of or see through adeception.
Last night, I thought he'd sign the deal, but this morning he'dgot wised somehow.
The substitute soongot wise to their particular tricks.
1934,Agatha Christie, chapter 8, inMurder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published2017, page254:'How did youget wise to all this, that's what I want to know?'
(slang) to see through deceit
