"get one's head out of one's ass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's head out of one's ass [present, singular, third-person], getting one's head out of one's ass [participle, present], got one's head out of one's ass [participle, past], got one's head out of one's ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got> one's head out of one's ass}} 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. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: get one's head out one's ass Related terms: have one's head up one's ass, come down to earth Translations (Translations): ottaa silmä käteen (Finnish), ottaa pää pois perseestään (Finnish), brać się w kupę [imperfective] (Polish), wziąć się w kupę [perfective] (Polish)
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