a rude awakening

if you have a rude awakening, you have a severe shock when you discover the truth of a situation We had a rude awakening when we saw the amount of our phone bill. You've been so spoiled by your parents, you are in for a rude awakening when you start to look after yourself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CecÍLie	-	Czech
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Suzanne	[su:'zæn]
Blanka	BLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)	Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
Chinweuba	-	Western African, Igbo
Lies	LEES	German, Dutch