wise up
Example Sentences
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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
What converted me was my wife telling me I’d be banned from her store if I didn’t wise up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
There are deals being signed left and right, they say, as more people wise up.
From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022
So unless they wise up and change their minds, the future is looking quite gloomy indeed.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021
I never used to think about such things, but when we shook Oakland I began to wise up.
From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack
