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be with it ThesaurusVerb | 1.be with it - be well-informedbe on the ball, know the score, know what's going on, know what's whatknow - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" |
be with it
be with it1. slang To be alert and responsive. I'm sorry, I'm just not with it before I've had my coffee. Get with it, people! We have a deadline here!2. slang To be current, fashionable, or in line with current trends. Her latest fashion line just isn't with it—it's not what today's teens want to wear.with it1. slang Alert and responsive. I'm sorry, I'm just not with it before I've had my coffee. Get with it, people! We have a deadline here!2. slang Current, fashionable, or in line with current trends. Her latest fashion line just isn't with it—it's not what today's teens want to wear.with it 1. Inf. alert and knowledgeable. Jane isn't making any sense. She's not really with it tonight. Jean's mother is not really with it anymore. She's going senile. Peter's not with it yet. He's only just come round from the anesthetic. 2. Inf. up-to-date. My parents are so old-fashioned. I'm sure they were never with it. Why do you wear those baggy old clothes? Why aren't you with it?with it, beAlso, get with it. Be or become knowledgeable about the current or latest trends, fashions, or ideas, as in She just turned 60, but she's still very much with it, or Get with it, Dad, that kind of razor hasn't been made for years. [Slang; 1920s] ˈwith it (informal) 1 (old-fashioned) (of somebody/something) fashionable and up to date: Her clothes are very with it, aren’t they? ♢ He was wearing very with-it sunglasses. 2 thinking quickly and clearly: I’m a bit tired this morning. I’m not really with it.with it mod. up-to-date; contemporary. Come on, chum. Get with it. with it Informal 1. Interested in and sensitive to the latest styles and trends; up-to-date.2. Streetwise and knowing; savvy.3. Mentally competent. with it Slang 1. Aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.2. Mentally responsive and perceptive: I'm just not with it today.with it, to be/to getTo be (become) up-to-date, conversant with the latest style. This American slang expression originated during the 1920s, when it became associated with sex appeal (thanks to Elinor Glyn, author of a stream of popular fiction, and the movie star Clara Bow, the “It Girl”). Richard Condon used the cliché in The Manchurian Candidate (1959): “They are with it, Raymond. Believe me.”See also: getbe with it
Synonyms for be with itverb be well-informedSynonyms- be on the ball
- know the score
- know what's going on
- know what's what
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