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.
See also: back, bring, reality

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Feidhelm-Irish
Kohar-Armenian
PattyPAT-eeEnglish
ErynER-inEnglish (Modern)
CroftonKRAWF-tənEnglish (Rare)
VelmaVEL-məEnglish