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wise up

verb

  1. slang(often foll by to) to become or cause to become aware or informed (of)

  2. (tr) to make more intellectually demanding or sophisticated

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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When do you suppose our major universities will wise up to the notion of serving as a free farm club for the NFL and NBA?

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In announcing its county probe, the Justice Department said Bondi hoped other jurisdictions would wise up and “voluntarily” improve their processes to protect gun rights.

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"I am really, really worried we could see loss of life in the time ahead if people don't wise up and stop lighting these malicious and deliberate fires."

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If the leaders of the party know this fact, they are certainly not going to wise up their foot soldiers.

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Of course, what is especially critical is how many of these defendants will wise up and listen to Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

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