get real

1. Be realistic, understand what's going on, as in You think you'll win the lottery if you buy one ticket a week? Get real! [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

"It's time for the BMA to get real. We're not going to be held to ransom. We are going to plow on regardless," Streeting said.

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There’s a paradox at the heart of modern AI: The kinds of sophisticated models that companies are using to get real work done and reduce head count aren’t the ones getting all the attention.

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Companies that need to get real work done with so-called AI agents, on a large scale, are finding that “small language models” are more than good enough to power them.

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Collins said that this helped the Chinese state get “real time insights into Parliament’s views” on policy.

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WASHINGTON—The government shutdown is starting to get real.

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