Wake up and smell the coffee In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "wake up and smell the coffee", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-03-30 04:03

Wake up and smell the coffee American phrase informal

Used to notify someone that they are mistaken about a particular situation and need to be aware of the truth or what is truly going on.

Wake up and smell the coffee! Your boyfriend has cheated on you twice, and it will happen again and again.

Come on, John, wake up and smell the coffee! She doesn't love you as you have always thought.

It wasn't until he was expelled from school due to cheating on exams that he finally woke up and smelled the coffee.

The verb "wake" and"smell" must be conjugated according to its tense.

This phrase was in use in limited areas or as a colloquial use as early as the 1940s, but it was popularized in the 1960s and 1970s by Ann Landers.

The Origin Cited: grammarist.com .