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wake up and smell the roses en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of wake up and smell the coffee.
    • They may go and push the ‘order’ button on their computer and buy it cheaper elsewhere. So wake up and smell the roses. Compete with the internet. 2009, Dominic Littlewood, Don't Get Done, Get Dom, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
woken up and smelt the roses Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
woke up and smelt the roses Tense=Past lexicographic
woken up and smelled the roses Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
woke up and smelled the roses Tense=Past lexicographic
wakes up and smells the roses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
waking up and smelling the roses Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

wake up and smell the coffee