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单词 reality check
释义

reality check


noun

a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.

Origin of reality check

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby reality check

realist, realistic, reality, reality awareness, reality-based, reality check, reality fiction, reality principle, reality show, reality testing, reality TV
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British Dictionary definitions for reality check

reality check

noun

an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with reality check

reality check

An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality, as in Time for a reality check—wasn't this supposed to be a money-making enterprise? [Slang; second half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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