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get real

Idioms

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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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

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

Before that, investors will get real estate data, including the National Association of Realtors’ pending home sales index on Monday and S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Cotality Case-Shiller index for October on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Tony D. is looking up at me and he's showing his white teeth, I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth, and I go, "Uh-oh," and start to get real cold inside.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

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