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Rude Awakening Forced Accept Unpleasant Truth Reality Thought

Phrase/Idiom a rude awakening
Definition If you get a rude awakening, you are forced to accept the unpleasant truth or reality.
Example She thought I would want her back, but she got a rude awakening.

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