mugged by reality: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To be abruptly confronted by practical facts or constraints that force one to abandon unrealistic expectations, beliefs, or plans.
Examples
BetaAfter months of unrealistic plans, the team was finally mugged by reality when the budget was cut drastically.
Después de meses de planes poco realistas, el equipo fue abruptamente confrontado con la realidad cuando el presupuesto se redujo drásticamente.
You’ll get mugged by reality soon enough if you keep assuming the job market will always favor you.
Te enfrentarás pronto a la realidad si sigues asumiendo que el mercado laboral siempre te favorecerá.
We all were mugged by reality when the project failed despite our high hopes and efforts.
Todos nos enfrentamos a la realidad cuando el proyecto fracasó a pesar de nuestras grandes esperanzas y esfuerzos.
Examples:
- EN: The ideologues might have been "mugged by reality"HI: विशेषज्ञों ने कहा 'ठीक हो सकता है बहरापन'HI: क्रांतिकारियों "को होशियार हो गया
- EN: The neoconservatives need to be mugged by reality.HI: चंद ख्वाबों के हकीकत बहार चाहिए।
- EN: You would like to think they have been mugged by reality.TE: అభిమానంతో చేశాడని భావిస్తే వాస్తవాన్ని నిగ్గుతేల్చాలన్నారు.
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