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get real

Idioms  

  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

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A funny thing happened on the way to AI superintelligence: Engineers made AI suitable enough to help humans get real work done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You need to dig a little deeper to get real financial advice that is specific to your situation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

He added: "Can we just get real on this?"

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“I think that would be a tremendous boost for not just representation, but also you’ll get real specialists.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

I gotta get real lucky, and before I even get a chance to be the right kind of lucky, I gotta get lucky enough to live.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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