take the red pill

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take the red pill (third-person singular simple present takes the red pill, present participle taking the red pill, simple past took the red pill, past participle taken the red pill) (idiomatic) To perceive the world in its previously unknown, usually harsher, reality. Synonyms: face facts, wise up For more quotations using this term, see Citations:take the red pill. ==== Related terms ==== red pill (noun or verb) red pilled === See also === drink the Kool-Aid === Further reading === red pill and blue pill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia