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Discover LudwigThe phrase "got a reality check" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when someone has come to a realization about a situation that contrasts with their previous beliefs or expectations. Example: "After failing the exam, she got a reality check about how much she needed to study."
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Ms. Galan said she had counted herself among the networks' critics until she became Telemundo's president of entertainment in 1998 and got "a reality check".
It reflects the dot-com hubris of the time, and Morino inevitably got a reality check.
Deficit hawks just got a reality check from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt).
We only got a reality check when it was announced that Kings of Leon couldn't play because it was storming too badly.
In the spring of 2010, my mom got a reality check when she saw a poster that said "Live, Love, Laugh, Forgiveness" and realized that she hardly ever laughed and had barely been living (at least a life she wanted).
In the spring of 2010, my mum got a reality check when she saw a poster that said "Live, Love, Laugh, Forgiveness" and realised that she hardly ever laughed and had barely been living (at least a life she wanted).
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Modern art gets a reality check too.
Resentment of "rich London" gets a reality check here.
They can work on getting more feedback at an early point in a project to get a reality check.
You get a reality check once in a while, and today is one of those days," Mr. Sanyal said.
To drive the RX330 is to get a reality check on how Lexus has altered the streetscape.
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