onto someone/something
onto someone/something
mod. alerted to or aware of a deceitful plan or person. Wilmer thought he was safe, but the fuzz was onto him from the beginning.
See also: someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- rob (one) blind
- rob blind
- rob somebody blind
- rob someone blind
- fuzz man
- fuzz station
- nourish a viper in (one's) bosom
- nurse a serpent in (one's) bosom
- nurture a serpent in (one's) bosom
- nurture a viper in (one's) bosom