catch on vs get wise

catch on and get wise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catch on	No	No	Yes	No
get wise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, catch on and get wise are synonyms defined as:

catch on and get wise: understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Other synonyms of catch on include cotton on, get it, get onto, latch on, tumble, twig.

catch on (verb)	get wise (verb)
become popular	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
understand, usually after some initial difficulty