wake up and smell the coffee

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

US idiomatic informal

(idiomatic, US, informal) Often in the infinitive or imperative: to face reality and stop deluding oneself.

Japanese Meaning

現実を直視し、自己欺瞞をやめること / 幻想を捨て、実情を受け入れること

If you keep ignoring the evidence, someone needs to tell you to wake up and smell the coffee.

証拠を無視し続けるなら、誰かがあなたに現実を直視して自分を欺くのをやめるよう言う必要がある。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, US, informal) Often in the infinitive or imperative: to face reality and stop deluding oneself.

wakes up and smells the coffee

（ present singular third-person ）

waking up and smelling the coffee

（ participle present ）

woke up and smelled the coffee

（ past ）

woke up and smelt the coffee

（ past ）

woken up and smelled the coffee

（ participle past ）

woken up and smelt the coffee

（ participle past ）