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wake up and smell the coffee

wake up and smell the cof·fee
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyk uhp and smel stressed th ee kaw-fee, kof-ee]
    • /weɪk ʌp ænd smɛl stressed ði ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyk uhp and smel stressed th ee kaw-fee, kof-ee]
    • /weɪk ʌp ænd smɛl stressed ði ˈkɔ fi, ˈkɒf i/

Definitions of wake up and smell the coffee words

  • noun wake up and smell the coffee to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation 0
  • verb wake up and smell the coffee (Idiomatic) To face reality and stop deluding oneself. 0
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Parts of speech for Wake up and smell the coffee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wake up and smell the coffee popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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