a wake-up call (Một thức tỉnh; một cảnh cáo để ý thức đựợc sự nguy hại) Meaning: An event acts as a wake-up call if it makes people more aware of a danger. (a wake-up call - September 11, 2001, is a day that will never be forgotten by Americans.)

For example:

1. I slipped over on the wet floor in my bathroom. I didn't hurt myself badly, but it was a wake-up call and I went out and bought some non-slip mats to stick on the floor.
   
2. Robert had a pain in the chest, and it was a wake-up call for him. Now he's eating much healthier food and he's exercising more.

The bombing of their embassy should have been a wake-up call that told them many people liked what their country was doing didn't like what their country was doing didn't care what their country was doing

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