reality check

reality check
noun
an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
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this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs

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after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check

• Hypernyms: ↑juncture, ↑occasion

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noun, pl ⋯ checks [count]
informal : something which shows you that the real situation is different from what you believed or hoped
— usually singular

Her friends gave her a reality check about her boyfriend. [=told her the truth about her boyfriend]

He was starting to think he was infallible, so the criticism from his boss served as a reality check.

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reˈality check 7 [reality check] noun usually singular (informal)
an occasion when you are reminded of how things are in the real world, rather than how you would like things to be

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It's time for a reality check ‐ you're never going to finish that book.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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