wake up and smell the coffee

Etymology
Probably a humorous elaboration of, alluding to the fact that coffee is often consumed at breakfast time after waking up in the morning. The term was popularized by the American writer Esther Pauline “Eppie” Lederer (1918–2002), who used the pen name Ann Landers, in the syndicated newspaper advice column .

Verb

 * 1)  Often in the  or : to face reality and stop deluding oneself.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 面對現實
 * Dutch: de realiteit onder ogen zien
 * Finnish: herätä todellisuuteen
 * French:
 * Italian: guardare in faccia la realtà
 * Portuguese: acordar para a vida, encarar a realidade
 * Russian: снять ро́зовые очки́