put wise

Idioms and Phrases

Inform or enlighten someone, as in You'd better put Arthur wise about the protocol before he visits them . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

This I interpreted as a confession of jealous fear that I had been, in slang phrasing, “put wise.”

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It was only a friendly visit, but into it she put wise counsel as well as thoughtful understanding.

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The poet should not make clowns the companions of kings, nor put wise counsels into the mouth of fools.

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I know his value as well as you do, but we don't want to put wise goggles on him.

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She must say brought, and not brung; she must say tell, and not put wise; she must not kick, but show displeasure.

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