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wake-up call

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wake-up call

▶noun a telephone call made at a prearranged time to wake someone up.

■ something that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation.

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a wake-up/morning call
wake-up call vs alarm( bell）

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