wake up and smell the coffee

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wake up and smell the coffee

(idiomatic) To face reality and stop deluding oneself.

Translations

stop deluding oneself

Chinese:
Mandarin: 面對現實, 面对现实 (miànduì xiànshí)
Dutch: de realiteit onder ogen zien
Finnish: herätä todellisuuteen

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)

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