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Knowledge & Understanding - Awareness or Unawareness

Master English idioms regarding awareness or unawareness, like "lose touch" and "away with the fairies".

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding
(at|in) the back of {one's} mind

in the part of the mind that holds thoughts and memories that are not often recalled or thought about

Ex: At the back of my mind, I knew the plan might fail. 
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to [wake] up and [smell] the coffee

to recognize the reality of a situation, no matter how unpleasant it may be

Ex: You need to wake up and smell the coffee: the company is losing money. 
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with {one's} eyes open

well aware of the difficulties of one's situation or its consequences

Ex: She entered the deal with her eyes open, knowing it could ruin her savings. 
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to [lose] touch

to not have knowledge or awareness about someone or something

Ex: After moving abroad, he lost touch with most of his old friends. 
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to [lose] sight of {sb/sth}

to completely forget about or fail to consider something, particularly due to being really busy

Ex: In the rush to finish the project, we lost sight of what the customer really needed. 
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with {one's} eyes (closed|shut)

lacking awareness regarding the potential outcomes of a particular action

Ex: He signed the contract with his eyes closed and only later saw the hidden fees. 
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to [have] {one's} number

to have the advantage by being fully aware of someone's real motives or character

Ex: Don't try to fool Maya; she has your number. 
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ivory tower

a situation or state in which someone does not know or wishes to avoid the unpleasant things that can normally happen to people in their ordinary lives

Ex: The policy sounded good in the ivory tower, but it made no sense on the ground. 
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away with the fairies

(of a person) completely disconnected from reality

Ex: He looked away with the fairies during the whole meeting. 
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a window (to|into|on|onto) the world

something, such as a book, move clip, etc., that provides one with information about a variety of people, places, events, or things that one cannot physically interact with or experience

Ex: For a child in a small village, that old atlas was a window to the world. 
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all there
all there
[phrase]

used to describe someone who is mentally sharp and fully aware

Ex: She's ninety-two, but she's still all there. 
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