See be onto something on Wiktionary
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"text": "This product could be a game changer. I think you are onto something.",
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"To have gained an insight that could lead to future success."
],
"id": "en-be_onto_something-en-verb-BuScjzuH",
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"gain",
"gain"
],
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"insight",
"insight"
],
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"success",
"success"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "være inde på"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "have fat i noget"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "have/få færden af"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "auf einer heißen Spur sein"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "someone",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "calar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "someone",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "sospechar"
}
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"word": "be onto something"
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"insight",
"insight"
],
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "være inde på"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "have fat i noget"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "have/få færden af"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "auf einer heißen Spur sein"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "someone",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "calar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "someone",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have gained an insight that could lead to future success",
"word": "sospechar"
}
],
"word": "be onto something"
}
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