wake up to

wake up to something

to become aware of something important I wish Dad would wake up to the fact that the car is about to fall apart.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Orazio	-	Italian
Johnny	['dʒɔni]
Rainerio	-	Spanish
Dragana	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Patten	['pætn]
Evpraksiya	-	Russian