BE ONTO SB


Meaning of BE ONTO SB in English

1.

( informal ) to know about what sb has done wrong :

She knew the police would be onto them.

2.

to be talking to sb, usually in order to ask or tell them sth :

They've been onto me for ages to get a job.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.