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wake-up call Definition

wake-up call

noun

  1. a telephone call made by a wake-up service
  2. anything that serves to arouse someone from apathy or inactivity

wake-up call Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • get: So Paul got a wake-up call and a quick education in dietary restraint.
  • provide: However, that moment provided the wake-up call Crystal Palace needed, who soon turned up the heat on the visitors.

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