(idiomatic, Canada) To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.
(idiomatic, Canada) To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(UK, colloquial) Think again; an admonition to somebody who is behaving badly or saying something unacceptable.
(transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
(slang, pejorative, North America, vulgar) To be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.
(AAVE, vulgar) To get things done, or make things happen.
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(slang, vulgar) To stop being oblivious to the real state of things, to get back in touch with reality, to start paying attention to what's happening around one, to start being aware of one's surroundings.