get real

get real

1. (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!

get real (third-person singular simple present gets real, present participle getting real, simple past got real, past participle gotten real or got real)

1. 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.