reality check

reality check
a) a check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

Make sure to do a reality check on the idea before releasing it.

That kid needs a reality check before he fails or drops out.


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  • reality check — UK / US noun [singular] informal if you tell someone that they need a reality check, you want them to consider the true situation instead of the way they want it to be Time for a reality check here; can we actually finish this on time? …   English dictionary

  • reality check — re ality .check n [C usually singular] informal an occasion when you consider the facts of a situation, as opposed to what you would like or what you have imagined ▪ It s time for a reality check. The Bears aren t as good a team as you think …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Reality Check (organization) — Reality Check is a youth based, adult mentored [ [http://www.tricountycessation.org/contactus.html Contact Us ,] Tri County Cessation Center. Retrieved 12/17/07. Note: Look under Reality Check . ] statewide youth program operated by the New York… …   Wikipedia

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