be onto somebody Idiom
get wise to something/somebody
learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.
somebody up there loves/hates me
an expression meaning that an unseen power in heaven has been favorable/unfavorable to you "Somebody up there loves me," he said as he found the money on the side of the road.
get on (well) with (somebody)
have a good relationship with
" I get on very well with my colleagues."
Put somebody's nose out of joint
If you put someone's nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you.
Take your hat off to somebody
If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect.
go somebody one better|go|go one better|one better
v. phr.,
informal To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream. John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.
somebody up there loves me|hate|hates|love|loves|s
slang An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me! Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!
somebody up there loves me
somebody up there loves me I am having very good luck right now; also, someone with influence is favoring me. For example,
I won $40 on that horse—somebody up there loves me, or
I don't know how I got that great assignment; somebody up there loves me. This idiom, generally used half-jokingly, alludes either to heavenly intervention or to the help of a temporal higher authority. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see
friend in court.
be on to (someone or something)
1. To accept knowledge, be suspicious, or be acquainted of someone's actions, behavior, or intention. You'd bigger footstep carefully, I'm on to you now. The badge are on to us! Everybody run!2. To be in acquaintance with addition at a accustomed point in time. I'll be on to you tomorrow about the capacity of our meeting. I was on to John bygone about area he wants to go for his birthday.3. To discover, realize, or be in the action of accomplishing article of abundant importance, value, or insight. Great assignment on this essay, Lindsay. I absolutely anticipate you're on to article here. Scientists now accept they may be on to a cure for cancer.Learn more: onbe ˈonto somebody
1 (informal) apperceive about what somebody has done wrong: She knew the badge would be assimilate them.
2 (also get ˈonto somebody) be talking to somebody, usually in adjustment to ask or acquaint them something: They’ve been assimilate me for ages to get a job. ♢ I charge get assimilate the bounded board about all the debris in the street.Learn more: somebody