reality check

An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality, as in Time for a reality check-wasn't this supposed to be a money-making enterprise? [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jaffar	-	Arabic
Avksenti	-	Georgian
Maite (1)	-	Spanish
Ananth	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Jabbar	-	Arabic
Gibbons	['gibənz]