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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]


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That’s made it all the more difficult to get real information about the efficacy of the U.S. effort.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

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

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

But they get real sneaky and bite me on the back of my neck, or on the part of my arm that’s hard to reach.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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