get wise

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Verb1.get wise - understand, usually after some initial difficultyget wise - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, twig, latch on, tumble
apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
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