be a wake-up (or awake up) be fully alert or aware. Australian & New Zealand informal
a wake-up call something that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and prompts them to remedy it.
☞ A literal wake-up call is a phone call made at a prearranged time in order to wake someone up.
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