Wake-Up Call

WEKE UP CALL

Welcome to English in a Minute!

We all have our own ways of waking up in the morning.

But is this expression really about waking up in the morning?

I can’t believe my roommate.

Why? What’s up?

She buys everything with her credit card.

She’s already $20,000 in debt!

Ouch. Living off credit is a bad idea.

She needs a wake-up call.

A wake-up call is something that makes you wake up to a bad reality - like a huge credit card bill!

But this expression can also mean an actual wake-up call at the hotel.

Next time you travel, you can ask for a wake-up call.

Or, if a friend is not facing reality, you can give them a wake-up call.

And that’s English in a Minute!