onto sth meaning
[American slang]
1. Fig. alerted to or aware of a deceitful plan. (Typically: be ~; catch ~.)
The cops are onto your little game here. Fig. having found something useful or promising; on the verge of discovering something. (Typically: be ~; get ~.)
I think we are really onto something this time.
I am onto a new discovery.
1. Fig. alerted to or aware of a deceitful plan. (Typically: be ~; catch ~.)
The cops are onto your little game here. Fig. having found something useful or promising; on the verge of discovering something. (Typically: be ~; get ~.)
I think we are really onto something this time.
I am onto a new discovery.
