wake up and smell the coffee/roses
idiom
US, informal
: to realize the truth about one's situation : to become aware of what is really happening
These problems are not going to fix themselves. Voters need to wake up and smell the coffee and elect someone who will get things done.
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So, wake up and smell the coffee, and clean that coffee maker today!
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USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Get it right before Mars issues a strident call to wake up and smell the coffee.
—SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Get it right before Mars issues a strident call to wake up and smell the coffee.
—SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
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“Wake up and smell the coffee/roses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wake%20up%20and%20smell%20the%20coffee%2Froses. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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