"blow wise to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: blows wise to [present, singular, third-person], blowing wise to [participle, present], blew wise to [past], blown wise to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> wise to}} blow wise to (third-person singular simple present blows wise to, present participle blowing wise to, simple past blew wise to, past participle blown wise to)
  1. (slang, dated) To take heed of; to inform oneself of, or pay attention to. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-blow_wise_to-en-verb-jZ9rSokZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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