wake up and smell the coffee

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

wake up and smell the coffee

1. (idiomatic) To face reality and stop deluding oneself.

Translations

stop deluding oneself

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 面對現實／面对现实 (miànduì xiànshí), 面对现实 (miànduì xiànshí)

• Dutch: de realiteit onder ogen zien
• Finnish: herätä todellisuuteen
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• French: ouvrir les yeux (fr)
• Portuguese: encarar (pt) a (pt) realidade (pt), acordar para a vida
• Russian: снять ро́зовые очки́ pf (snjatʹ rózovyje očkí) (take off pink glasses)