aprire gli occhi

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to open the eyes”. Compare French ouvrir les yeux. === Verb === aprire gli occhi Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aprire,‎ gli,‎ occhi. (figurative, by extension) to disabuse oneself; to wake up; to wake up and smell the coffee [with su ‘about something’] (figurative, by extension) to open (someone's) eyes [with a ‘someone’ and su ‘about something’]