bring back to reality

bring someone back to reality

to force someone to face reality. The rain shower brought her back to reality. Liz was brought back to reality by a rude shock.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Christmas	KRIS-məs	English (Rare)
Sigeberht	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ramachandra	-	Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Illiam	-	Manx
Yasmine	YAZ-min (English)	Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Sieuwerd	SOO-ərt	Dutch