get wise vs latch on

get wise and latch on both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

get wise (verb)	latch on (verb)
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
	adopt
	take hold of or attach to