with a bump

Prepositional phrase

figuratively informal

(informal, figuratively) With a sudden return to seriousness or reality.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式・比喩的に）突然、現実や真面目な状況に戻ること / 不意に厳粛な現実へ引き戻される状態

Her cheerful musings stopped with a bump when the manager walked in and asked for the quarterly report.

彼女の陽気な空想は、上司が入ってきて四半期の報告を求めたとたんに、ガツンと現実に引き戻されて途切れた。

Sense（1）

(informal, figuratively) With a sudden return to seriousness or reality.

bring someone back down to earth with a bump