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
Bernard	bər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)	English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Sandro	SAHN-dro (Italian)	Italian, Georgian
Agnieszka	ahg-NYESH-kah	Polish
LÍGia	-	Portuguese
Althea	[æl'θi:ə]
Ciprian	cheep-RYAHN	Romanian