| 释义 |
put (one) wise put (one) wiseslang To tell one something that they do not know; to inform one about something of which they are ignorant. We need to put those freshmen wise—they can't keep coming into the senior hallway! Everyone thought that Jen had dumped me, but I was quick to put them wise!See also: put, wiseput wiseInform or enlighten someone, as in You'd better put Arthur wise about the protocol before he visits them. [Colloquial; early 1900s] See also: put, wiseput someone wise give someone important information. informal 1950 Graham Greene The Third Man He was a year older and knew the ropes. He put me wise to a lot of things. See also: put, someone, wiseput somebody ˈwise (to something) (informal) inform somebody about something: If Raquel hadn’t have put me wise, I would have believed him.See also: put, somebody, wise |