mugged by reality
Meaning: To experience a sudden, brutal confrontation with harsh truth after living in comfortable ignorance.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: The Absurd
Origin: The metaphor treats reality as an aggressor that physically attacks a person, shattering their illusions the way a mugging shatters a sense of safety.
More idioms — The Absurd
- spin one's wheels — To work hard without making any real progress toward a goal.
- tenir du miracle — To be exceptional or extraordinary; to have a miraculous quality.
- se mettre la rate au court-bouillon — To worry pointlessly and obsessively over something.
- faire fureur — To provoke great enthusiasm or widespread popularity.
- être victime de son succès — To suffer problems or difficulties that arise as a result of becoming too successful.
- ne pas tourner rond — to be unwell or not functioning properly.
More English idioms
- plow the sands — To expend great effort on something completely futile or worthless.
- loaded for bear — Fully prepared and equipped, mentally and materially, to face a difficult challenge or co…
- have someone's guts for garters — To punish someone severely, especially with angry or violent reprimand.
- Lord willing and the creek don't rise — Used to express contingency on circumstances beyond one's control, especially minor natur…
- until the cows come home — For an indefinitely long time; forever or seemingly forever.
- land in someone's lap — Something desirable comes to someone without effort or expectation on their part.
From our compliments & insults
- Es un/una pesado/a — A dreadful bore — their company feels like carrying extra weight.
- Más terco/a que una mula — Hopelessly obstinate — no argument, fact, or force of nature will shift their position.
- Pareces un pulpo en un garaje — You're completely out of place — flailing around uselessly in an environment that makes n…