wake-up call
noun/ˈweɪk ʌp kɔːl/
/ˈweɪk ʌp kɔːl/
- a phone call that you arrange to be made to you at a particular time, for example in a hotel, in order to wake you up
- I asked for a wake-up call at 6.30 a.m.
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- an event that makes people realize that there is a problem that they need to do something about
- These riots should be a wake-up call for the government.
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