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Discover LudwigThe phrase "getting wise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone becoming more knowledgeable or aware, often in a context of gaining insight or understanding.
Example: "After spending time with experienced professionals, he is finally getting wise to the complexities of the industry."
Alternatives: "becoming aware" or "gaining insight."
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"People are getting wise to what their trade-ins are worth".
If they don't think so, they have gotten old without getting wise.
Even before the screenings, future film critics may be getting wise.
In his last interview he said, "It seems to me that if you appreciate nonsense, then you're really getting wise".
Colleges say they are getting wise to students who dress up a privileged background with a benevolent sheen.
The fact that more and more planned investments never materialise may be a sign that the foreigners are at last getting wise to this.
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"I'm getting wiser.
Maybe I'm getting wiser.
Do you feel you are getting wiser?
"I realize I'm getting wiser about football," Martin said.
But I'm getting wiser and I think we're capable of carrying that weight".
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