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get wise

 
Verb get wise has 1 sense
  1. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
    --1 is one way to get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
    Sample sentences:
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    Somebody ----s PP
get under one s skin get up get up a mystery get way get weaving get well get wet get wind get wise get word get worse get your message across geta getable getap getatable getawary car

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