get wise

Verb

 * 1)  To be impertinent.
 * He was getting wise, so I cracked him one.
 * He wasn't just getting wise, he was getting wise to my mother.
 * 1)  To become aware of or see through a deception.
 * Last night, I thought he'd sign the deal, but this morning he'd got wised somehow.
 * The substitute soon got wise to their particular tricks.

Translations

 * Italian: mangiare la foglia