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
Khatijah-Arabic
Suriya-Tamil
Teofilte-AW-feelPolish
Olubunmi-Western African, Yoruba
Gavriilgah-vree-EEL (Russian)Russian, Greek
CrawfordKRAW-fərdEnglish