English Dictionary

wake up and smell the coffee

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈweɪk ʌp n̩ ˈsmɛl ðə ˈkɒfi/

動詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現 くだけた表現

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

日本語の意味

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。

意味（1）

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

Your paper gains notice as an example of the use of English as it should not be written nor spoken. Wake up and smell the coffee.

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 ）