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what does "get real" mean?

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Rebecca

‘Get real’ is a phrasal verb which is normally used to tell someone to understand the facts and to think rationally. Ex: Get real! She’s never going to date you. Ex: Let’s get real. The economy is heading for recession. However, in this case, ‘Get real’ is used similarly to ‘get serious’ or ‘get ready’. We liberally translated it because ‘get real’ in this case, means ‘It doesn’t look like the princess is going to give up her crown. So let’s start our plan.’

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