wake up call
Jarring moment of clarity
A wake-up call is a phone call, typically from a hotel front desk, requesting to be woken at a specific time: I scheduled a wake-up call for 6 a.m.
Figuratively, a wake-up call is any event that forces someone to recognize an unpleasant reality they've been ignoring: The heart attack was a wake-up call about his lifestyle.
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- early morningFirst hours of day
- snooze buttonAlarm delay mechanism
- morningDay's early hours
jolt · realization · warning · revelation · shock · rude awakening · eyeopener · come to Jesus · reality check · snooze · buzzer · startle · epiphany · telephone · hotel · front desk · urgent · reminder
- energizerscoffee, caffeine, energy drinks, energy drink, espresso
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- phone callsphone number, robocall, cell number, mobile number, home phone
- snap out of itsnap out of it, get a grip, get it together, shake it off, shape up
- wake-upsalarm, alarm clock, reveille, rooster, rooster crow
wake up calllullaby
Soothing song for babies
sedative · sleeping pill · tranquilizer · soporific · anesthetic
wake up callcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
smokescreen · whitewash · denial · rose-colored glasses · head in the sand
wake, call, woke, woken, waking, wakes, waked, calls, called