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General Slang
be wide
· phrase · irish
Be on your guard — keep your wits about you.
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Be careful, be alert, keep your wits about you. The kind of thing your da says before you head out on the lash, or a fella in the pub mutters about a dodgy bit of business. Tied directly to 'wide' meaning streetwise — to 'be wide' is to switch that mode on.
“Be wide with that crowd, they'll have the wallet off you before you sit down.”
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be wide In A Sentence
Be wide with that crowd, they'll have the wallet off you before you sit down.
Origin & Usage
Hiberno-English, derived from 'wide' meaning shrewd or knowing (19th century).
Variants
be wide to it
People Also Ask
What does "be wide" mean?
"Be wide" means be on your guard and keep your wits about you.
How do you use "be wide" in a sentence?
"Be wide walking through there at night — anything can happen."
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