Wake up and smell the coffee

Meaning: 

• You say this to tell someone that they should try to understand the true facts of a situation or that they should give more attention to what is happening around them.
• We use this idiom when someone doesn't realise what is really happening or is not paying enough attention to events around them.

Example sentence:

Come on, Dave. Stop dreaming about becoming a celebrity. Wake up and smell the coffee. Just enjoy the things you've got now.


Questions for you to answer:

1. Has anybody ever told you "Wake up and smell the coffee"?
2. Have you ever had to say "Wake up and smell the coffee"?
3. Think of some situations in which you would say "Wake up and smell the coffee".