: to stop deceiving oneself or fooling around : face reality — often used in the imperative
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get real (N Am sl; usu in imperative)
To wake up to the realities of the situation
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Main Entry: ↑real
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used for telling someone to start considering something in a sensible way and stop being silly or unreasonable about it
Thesaurus: ways of saying someone is stupid or sillysynonym
Main entry: real
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Main Entry: ↑get
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get real
informal : to start to think in a serious or reasonable way : to stop having foolish ideas, hopes, etc.
We have to get real about this problem.
You think you can get into Harvard with those grades? Get real.
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Main Entry: ↑real
Useful english dictionary. 2012.