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wise up

[/waɪz ʌp/]
verb (phrasal)
ficar esperto; acordar para a realidade; perceber
1. to become aware of something, especially something dishonest or deceptive; to stop being foolish or naive
He finally wised up to their scheme after months of being deceived.
Ele finalmente acordou para o esquema deles depois de meses sendo enganado.
2. to inform someone of the truth or reality of a situation
Can you wise him up about what's really going on?
Você pode deixá-lo a par do que está realmente acontecendo?
NYC Slang
wise up / get wise
Synonyms
catch onwise up toget hip tosmarten upclue inbecome aware
Antonyms
remain naivestay foolishbe deceived

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ficar esperto; acordar; perceber
Common usage in everyday conversation
Rio de Janeiro
ficar ligado; acordar
More informal, using 'ligado' for awareness
São Paulo
ficar esperto; pegar a visão
Contemporary colloquial variant
Portugal
ficar atento; aperceber-se; acordar
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

wise up to something
wise someone up
wake up and smell the coffee
get hip to
open your eyes
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