wise Idioma
a word to the wise is sufficient
get a word in edgewise
get wise to something/somebody
penny-wise and pound foolish
street wise
wise to us
word to the wise
worldly wise
get wise to
We are getting wise to her tricks now，and it's not easy any more for her to put anything over us．我们已渐渐识破了她的花招，她不能再轻易地瞒过我们了。
You are very lazy．If you don't get wise to yourself and start studying，you will fail the course．你很懒惰，如果你对自己不警觉，还不开始学习的话，你的功课就会不及格。
in no wise
He has in no wise changed his opinion．他丝毫没有改变他的看法。
He'll in no wise lose his reward．他决不会失去他应得的报酬。
wise up
Joe immediately quit his job when he wised up to what was really going on．乔得知底细后马上辞职不干了。
His mother tried to wise him up about the company he kept，but he wouldn't listen to her．他母亲想提醒他弄清他交的朋友的底细，但他听不进她的话。
wise up (to)
Joe immediately quit his job when he wised up to what was really going on．乔得知底细后马上辞职不干了。
His mother tried to wise him up about the company he kept，but he wouldn't listen to her．他母亲想提醒他弄清他交的朋友的底细，但他听不进她的话。
wise up to
Idiom(s): wise up (to sb or sth)Theme: UNDERSTANDING
to begin to understand the truth about someone or something. (Slang.)
• It was almost a week before I began to wise up to John. He's a total phony.
• You had better stay hidden for a while. The police are beginning to wise up.
wise as an owl
Idiom(s): (as) wise as an owlTheme: WISDOM
very wise.
• Grandfather is as wise as an owl.
• My goal is to be wise as an owl.
sadder but wiser
Idiom(s): sadder but wiserTheme: EXPERIENCE
unhappy but educated [about someone or something—after an unpleasant event]. (Fixed order.)
• After the accident, I was sadder but wiser, and would never make the same mistake again.
• We left the meeting sadder but wiser, knowing that we could not ever come to an agreement with Becky's aunt.
put sb wise to
Idiom(s): put sb wise to sb or sthTheme: EXPLANATION
to inform someone about someone or something. (Informal.)
• I put her wise to the way we do things around here.
• I didn't know she was taking money. Mary put me wise to her.
penny-wise and pound-foolish
Idiom(s): penny-wise and pound-foolishTheme: FOOLISHNESS
A proverb meaning that it is foolish to lose a lot of money to save a little money. (Fixed order.)
• Sally shops very carefully to save a few cents on food, then charges the food to a charge card that costs a lot in annual interest. That's being pennywise and pound-foolish.
• John drives thirty miles to buy gas for three cents a gallon less than it costs here. He's really penny-wise and pound-foolish.
none the wiser
Idiom(s): none the wiserTheme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING
not knowing any more.
• I was none the wiser about the project after the lecture. It was a complete waste of time.
• Anne tried to explain the situation tactfully to Jack, but in the end, he was none the wiser.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Refers to a person who is careful about spending small amounts of money, but not careful about spending large amounts of money.A still tongue keeps a wise head
Wise people don't talk much.Penny wise, pound foolish
Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums.Where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise.
It is better to be unaware of something that will bring unhappiness.get a word in|edgewise|get|get a word|get a word i
alsoget wise|get|wise
v. phr., slang To learn about something kept secret from you; become alert. One girl pretended to be sick on gym days when she had athletics, until the teacher got wise and made her go anyway.
Often used with "to". The boys got wise to Jack's fondness for bubble gum. If you don't get wise to yourself and start studying, you will fail the course. Compare: CATCH ON, SEE THROUGH.
Antonym: IN THE DARK.
penny wise and pound foolish|foolish|penny|penny w
Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. A proverb. Mr. Smith's fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn't spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish.put one wise|put|wise
v. phr. To bring one up-to-date; inform someone; explain. Our old friend David put us wise as to where the best used cars could be found in Chicago.put wise|put|wise
v., slang To tell (someone) facts that will give him an advantage over others or make him alert to opportunity or danger. The new boy did not know that Jim was playing a trick on him, so I put him wise. Often used with "to". Someone put the police wise to the plan of the bank robbers, and when the robbers went into the bank, the police were waiting to catch them. Compare: TIP OFF.
the wiser|wiser
adj. Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of knowing. Usually used with "nobody" or "no one". Mary took the teacher's book home by mistake, but early the next morning she returned it with nobody the wiser.wise guy|guy|wise
n. phr., informal A person who acts as if he were smarter than other people; a person who jokes or shows off too much Bill is a wise guy and displeases others by what he says.wise up to|wise|wise up
v. phr., slang To finally understand what is really going on after a period of ignorance. Joe immediately quit his job when he wised up to what was really going on.wisecrack
n. A joke or witty remark usually made at someone else's expense. The comedians kept up a steady stream of wisecracks.word to the wise|wise|word
n. phr. A word of warning or advice which the intelligent person is expected to follow. A proverb. I had once spoken to him about being late all the time, and thought that a word to the wise was enough.edgewise
edgewisesee get a word in edgewise.
penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound foolishStingy about small expenditures and extravagant with large ones, as in Dean clips all the coupons for supermarket bargains but insists on going to the best restaurants—penny wise and pound foolish. This phrase alludes to British currency, in which a pound was once worth 240 pennies, or pence, and is now worth 100 pence. The phrase is also occasionally used for being very careful about unimportant matters and careless about important ones. It was used in this way by Joseph Addison in The Spectator (1712): “A woman who will give up herself to a man in marriage where there is the least Room for such an apprehension ... may very properly be accused ... of being penny wise and pound foolish.” [c. 1600]
penny-wise
penny-wisepenny-wise and pound-foolish
careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones
put someone wise
put someone wisesee put wise.
put wise
put wiseInform or enlighten someone, as in You'd better put Arthur wise about the protocol before he visits them. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
the wiser
the wisersee none the wiser.
wise
wiseIn addition to the idioms beginning with wise, also see get wise to; none the wiser; penny wise and pound foolish; put wise; sadder but wiser; word to the wise, a.
* * *
- wise guy
- wise up to
wise guy
wise guyAn obnoxious know-it-all, a person who makes sarcastic or annoying remarks, as in the teacher was delighted that the worst wise guy in the class was moving out of town. [Slang; second half of 1800s] Also see smart aleck.
word to the wise, a
word to the wise, aHere's good advice, as in A word to the wise: don't walk alone here because these streets are not safe at night. A shortening of A word to the wise is enough, as it was put by Roman writers, this phrase in English dates from the mid-1500s.
English Vocalbulary
a word to the wise is sufficient
a world of trouble
a year ago
a year from now
a year in advance
a1
A4
A4's
AA
aa
AAA
AAAL
aaal
AAAS
Aachen
AACS
aacs
Aage
Từ đồng nghĩa vs wise contrario di wise 反対語 wise wisdom 反対語 wize反対 Wiser 反対語 wizeの反対 antonim wise từ trái nghĩa tiếng anh wise 현인의 반대말 sinonim wise wise의 뜻
An wise idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with wise, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dizionario di parole simili, diverso tenore, sinonimi, di invocazione per Idioma wise
Per saperne di più
Music ♫