Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wake up and smell the ashes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: wake up and s-mell the ash-es
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of wake up and smell the coffee.

Example Sentences

"It's time to wake up and smell the ashes. It is time to start constructing a new vision of ministry for all Christians, lay and ordained."
"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So, wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes."

Inflected Forms

wakes up and smells the ashes (present, singular) waking up and smelling the ashes (participle, present) woke up and smelled the ashes (past) woke up and smelt the ashes (past) woken up and smelled the ashes (participle, past) woken up and smelt the ashes (participle, past)

Synonyms

wake up and smell the coffee

Questions

What does wake up and smell the ashes mean?: Synonym of wake up and smell the coffee.

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