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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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at 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

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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

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with one's eyes open

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

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to lose touch

to not have knowledge or awareness about someone or something

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to lose sight of somebody or something

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

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with one's eyes closed

lacking awareness regarding the potential outcomes of a particular action

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to have one's number

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

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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

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away with the fairies

(of a person) completely disconnected from reality

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a window to / into 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

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all there

used to describe someone who is mentally sharp and fully aware

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