Idiom
mugged by reality
Meaning
Of a person, having experienced a sudden, harsh, confrontation with the truth or reality of a situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He was mugged by reality when he saw his bank balance.”
“After months of planning his dream business, he was mugged by reality when the first month of sales failed to cover his rent.”
“The idealistic young politician was quickly mugged by reality upon discovering that the legislative process was far more cynical and slow than he had ever imagined.”
Examples
simple
“He was mugged by reality when he saw his bank balance.”
contextual
“After months of planning his dream business, he was mugged by reality when the first month of sales failed to cover his rent.”
complex
“The idealistic young politician was quickly mugged by reality upon discovering that the legislative process was far more cynical and slow than he had ever imagined.”
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