| 单词 | to be on to something |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be on to something a. colloquial (originally U.S.). Aware of or knowledgeable about (a person, state of affairs, etc.); having well-founded suspicions about. Frequently in to be on to something. Cf. on adv. 13d; wise adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > aware of [preposition] that one knows of1610 on to1877 1877 Chicago Street Gaz. 20 Oct. 1/2 May Willard, why don't you take a tumble to yourself and not be trying to put on so much style around the St. Mark's Hotel, for very near all of the boys are on to you. 1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 2 June 6/3 The visitors taking kindly to Ward's curves, Dunlap and McCormick especially getting on to him in fine style. 1895 Voice (N.Y.) 28 Mar. 4/2 It is a very pretty game, governor, but the people are onto it. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves ix. 97 I knew there wasn't a chance of my being able to work this stage wheeze in London without somebody getting on to it and tipping off the guv'nor. 1959 J. Osborne World Paul Slickey i. v. 50 I can't help feeling that he's on to us... That he knows about us. 1973 G. Mitchell Murder of Busy Lizzie xiii. 151 ‘Won't you even tell Gavin that we may be on to something?’..‘You may say that I have certain suspicions, if you like.’ 1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon viii. 150 The thought had only just occurred to her but somehow, from the extent of his agitation, she felt that she was on to something. < as lemmas |
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