get one's head out of one's ass

English

Verb

get one's head out of one's ass (third-person singular simple present gets one's head out of one's ass, present participle getting one's head out of one's ass, simple past and past participle got one's head out of one's ass)

1. (slang, vulgar) To stop being oblivious to the real state of things, to get back in touch with reality, to start paying attention to what's happening around one, to start being aware of one's surroundings.

Related terms

• have one's head up one's ass

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ottaa silmä käteen (fi), ottaa pää pois perseestään
• Polish: brać się w kupę impf, wziąć się w kupę pf

See also

• come down to earth