“I sent the same message to my colleagues in the county to tell them that we need to wake up and smell the coffee — because if we don`t, we will fall even further behind,” Cllr Ali County said, praising the district`s “incredible talent.” (The Chorley Guardian) – A heart attack is the “right” way to get people to wake up and smell the coffee on their health. Eventually, I woke up and smelled coffee after having a heart attack. Now I eat well and train every day. It wasn`t until I was fired for being late for work that I finally woke up and smelled the coffee. The first waking up and smelling tea event I found was You For Tea? It`s An Eye-Opener And A Money-Saver, by Sharon M. Reynolds, published in the Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky) on Monday 17. January 1977: Dear Ann Landers, You pretend to know a fake letter when you see it. Well, I think someone attacked you recently […]. It was from the 18-year-old single mother of twins who was caught by her wife with a married man. She claimed to be a chiropractor and eventually gave the woman treatment.
You have to be extremely naïve to think that someone could pose as a chiropractor – or any medical professional – and get away with it. […] Angry Chiropractic Student in Texas Dear Angry Student: […] His letter led me to dozens of incredible messages about people who managed to impersonate doctors and got away with it for several years. So wake up and smell the rubbing alcohol, the chiropractors of tomorrow. It is you who are naïve, not me. It took my husband a long time to wake up and smell the coffee from his drink. My sister steals money from my father, but I doubt he will ever wake up and smell of coffee because he thinks she`s an angel. Do you like coffee in the morning? Or in the evening? Or maybe you`re a tea lover. Well, coffee is something that many people around the world drink when they first wake up in the morning. Parents need to wake up and smell the coffee and educate their children about the dangers of everyday drugs like cough syrup and inhalants. Look at your credit card bill. Wake up and smell the coffee before you have a financial crisis! Often used imperatively, the explicit expression means waking up and smelling coffee, facing the realities of an unpleasant situation. Dear old mother.
A sweet woman with a heart of gold and an angelic smile and wears a wide white cotton apron. In his kitchen, cookies bake while dumplings simmer in stew on the stove. When problems arise, she is always there to listen to you and let you know unambiguously that everything will be fine. Well, it`s time to wake up and smell the boy decaffeinated. It`s 1987 and mom`s kitchen can now include a microwave, a freezer with TV for dinner, and a snack counter for meals on the go. And there is no dumpling for miles. For many people, coffee is not just a matter of taste. Many people wake up in the morning tired and dizzy and feel that coffee brews begin the process of waking up and being alert. From this idea, the expression “wake up and smell the coffee” leads someone to be more vigilant, that we understand the meaning of this sentence. Tea: the timeless panacea for tired travelers, sick children and social researchers.
You don`t use tea to “replace” anything. You find out. The fashion for healthy eating has helped Americans “discover” herbal teas, and now the almost prohibitive cost of the American cup of java has caused many to wake up and smell like tea. 40 out of 100 in math? Wake up and smell the coffee or you won`t graduate in June. — In the cash drawer again, 75 US dollars are missing. We have to wake up and smell the coffee that one of our employees steals from the company. Beacon Journal Publisher: Tonight`s edition of your newspaper states that a blackmailer “gained notoriety” by taking legal action for breaking his word. Also that she had attempted suicide twice and had finally succeeded. Let me ask you to investigate the use of the word “prominence” in relation to such a person and such a life. Instead, think that you will find “infamous” and “notoriety” to be the right words. Significance refers to highly rewarding and principled actions and achievements.
Lindbergh, for example, gained notoriety and fame. This unfortunate idiot has gained notoriety. Your article attracts “attention” as an example of using English, because it should not be written or spoken. Wake up and smell the coffee. `PURIST` – A crisis can sometimes be helpful when people are forced to wake up and smell coffee and make changes in their lives. — Wake up and smell the coffee! Your husband beat you twice and it will happen again and again if you stay with him. If someone doesn`t realize what`s really going on or doesn`t pay enough attention to what`s going on around them, you can tell them to wake up and smell the coffee. Before I went to law school, I spent five years trying to get acting jobs. I finally had to wake up and feel the coffee that I wasn`t going to become a professional actor. It is still too late. Wake up and smell the coffee, otherwise you may not have a job here for much longer.
Dear Ann Landers: “Wake up and smell the coffee” is now part of American English. Was it original with you? – G.P. in the U.S. Virgin Islands Dear G.P.: I`ve answered this question before, but I`m happy to do it again. I received this sentence from Mrs. Jay Phillips of Minneapolis, the mother-in-law of my twin sister Dear Abby. I refused to wake up and smell the coffee when I noticed messages on my girlfriend`s phone from her ex-boyfriend. I know I have to wake up and smell the coffee.
My best friend doesn`t act like a good friend, but I don`t want to have confrontation. Rosie, wake up and smell the coffee, because digital is the wave of the future for newspapers! (The Toronto Star) – When will people wake up and smell coffee on climate change? Idiom: Wake up and smell coffeeDefinition: Taking something seriously. — You didn`t pass algebra? Wake up and smell the coffee or you won`t finish your class in June. I was a workaholic and didn`t wake up and smell coffee until my wife said she wanted a divorce.