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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
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ON TO?
"I'm just hanging around Salem Crescent to see the fun,"Bob answered."But there isn't going to be any because the crooks have got on to it.Why haven't you gone home with the rest of the police?" he went on.
"Who said the rest had gone home?" asked the man.
"The inspector told me,"Bob lied."He said Mr.Cross had learned we're on to him,and put that last ad in just yo mislead us"
What are the meanings of the words in red?
"Who said the rest had gone home?" asked the man.
"The inspector told me,"Bob lied."He said Mr.Cross had learned we're on to him,and put that last ad in just yo mislead us"
What are the meanings of the words in red?
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q=get%20it ] The crooks have caught on -- they now understand -- something; perhaps that the police are there. com : onto: Informal. Fully aware of; informed about: The police are onto the robbers' plans.
- q=get%20it ] The crooks have caught on -- they now understand -- something; perhaps that the police are there.
- com : onto: Informal.
- Fully aware of; informed about: The police are onto the robbers' plans.
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From dictionary.com:
get onto v : understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=catch%20on,
get onto v : understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=catch%20on,
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