get real
English
editInterjection
edit- (informal) Expresses disbelief, or urges someone to face reality.
- Coordinate terms: get bent, get fucked (vulgar)
- You want me to stay here with you in this dump? Get real!
See also
editVerb
editget real (third-person singular simple present gets real, present participle getting real, simple past got real, past participle gotten real or got real)
- To stop pretending or dreaming; to start facing up to some aspect of reality (usually, an unpleasant one).
- Coordinate terms: get right, sober up
- let's get real
- Some fans are asking what this plot twist might mean for the next sequel, but let's get real: there's probably not going to be another sequel in this movie franchise, if the viewership stays so low.
- He finally got real and stopped going on about how his side gig was going to make him rich.