It's always good to get a wake-up call and a reminder that you can't just go there and collect medals.

It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.

Death is the final wake-up call.

Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.

The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.

Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you've got.