to accept the truth and not deceive yourself.

Voters want Congress to get real and pass a bill to revive the economy.

Usage notes: also used as an order:

You expect me to ignore data like that? Get real!

Related vocabulary: let's face it, face facts

• get on someone's nerves
• get on someone's tits
• get on someone's wick
• get on the bandwagon
• get on the stick
• get on the wrong side of the law
• get on tits
• get on top of
• get on top of you
• get on wick
• get on your high horse
• get on your nerves
• get on your soapbox
• get out of a hole
• get out of bed on the wrong side
• get out of hand
• get out of mind
• get out of my face
• Get out of my face!
• get out of system
• get out of the way
• get out of your mind
• pack them in
• pack up
• pack up someone