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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Example Sentences

But let’s get real: You’d have to go through a lot of bug spray — like a cargo ship’s worth — to make this seem like a smart use of your money.

From MarketWatch

“People get real jumpy wherever they see a large black vehicle.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But let’s get real for a moment: You’re almost certainly not a billionaire.

From MarketWatch

“We are gonna get real quiet, real low, turn off everything,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal