get wise
(intransitive, slang, often, with "to", or, with "with") To be impertinent.
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(intransitive, slang, often, with "to", or, with "with") To be impertinent.
He was getting wise, so I cracked him one.
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(intransitive, slang, often, with "to") To become aware of or see through a deception.
He wasn't just getting wise, he was getting wise to my mother.
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