onto something

idiom

: having done or discovered something important, special, etc.

When the crowd responded to the show so positively, we realized we were onto something.

Examples of onto something in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The animal appears to be holding onto something and bopping along with the current. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024

Pat Benatar was onto something — for many animals, love truly is a battlefield. —Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024

When millennials gripe that they get blamed for everything, in other words, the accusers might be onto something. —Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024

Turns out, the TikTokers are actually onto something. —USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024

The former White House communications director revealed on a recent episode of the show's podcast, The View: Behind the Table, that people now think Goldberg might actually be onto something with her out-of-the-blue question. —Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023

But perhaps Rover is onto something, and other automakers will follow suit. —Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024

David Hula and the other winners at the National Corn Yield Contest might be onto something after all. —Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024

Kardashian is actually onto something by wrapping up her skin like leftovers. —Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Feb. 2024