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smell the coffee

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To wake up and smell the coffee.

Examples

“The gay and lesbian movement has been white and middle class, and it is very meaningful for working class gay and gay people of color that our movement has finally smelled the coffee on this and it is taking up in a major way.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

smell up smell what someone is stepping in smelled smelled a rat smelled blood smelled like a rose

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