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词组 wake up and smell the coffee
释义
Idiom
wake up and smell the coffee
to pay attention and do something about a situation.
Some parents just deny their kids are having problems, and they'd better wake up and smell the coffee.
idiomwake up and smell the coffee AmEAmEspoken used in order to tell someone that they have to deal with a situation instead of not thinking about it, even though it may be unpleasant or difficult :I think the people who fight sex education in our schools need to wake up and smell the coffee. Safe sex is not just about not getting pregnant - now it's a matter of life and death. We have to wake up and smell the coffee. If we don't like the way the company's moving, we have to change things.

wake up and smell the coffee

Pay attention to what is happening. Come on, Stan, wake up and smell the coffee! They're cheating you out of millions!

wake up and smell the coffee

Prov. Try to pay attention to what's going on. Things have changed around here, Wallace J. Hodder! Wake up and smell the coffee!

wake up and smell the coffee

If you say that someone should wake up and smell the coffee, you mean they must start to be more realistic and aware of what is happening around them. You'll have to wake up and smell the coffee. The world is a very hard, cruel place. It would really serve you well to wake up and smell the damned coffee and quit acting like a teenager.

wake up and smell the coffee

become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant. informal, chiefly North American

wake up and smell the ˈcoffee

(American English, informal) used to tell somebody that they are wrong about a particular situation or have not been aware of something and it is time that they realized and accepted the truth: It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee: you’re not going to pass this course unless you start working harder.
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