Meaning of 'Wake up and smell the coffee'
What does the saying 'Wake up and smell the coffee' mean?
Idiom: Wake up and smell the coffee
Meaning:
When someone doesn't realise what is really happening or is not paying enough attention to events around them, you can tell them to wake up and smell the coffee.
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