be onto somethinginformal a) to have discovered or produced something new and interesting 发现新事物;制作出有趣的事物 With the new show, we were onto something big. 随着这出新剧的上演,我们将大有作为。
be onto a good thing/a winner I think she’s onto a real winner with this song. 我认为这首歌会使她大获成功。
b) (also get onto something) to be dealing with something or start dealing with something 处理某事,开始处理某事 I’ll get onto it right away. 我马上着手处理这件事。
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