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Substance abuse A popular term for the first drink of an alcoholic's day, which he believes helps steady himself, or 'treats' a hangover

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It will certainly have been an eye-opener for the boys who haven't played out in Sri Lanka and has showed them the skills that are needed out here.

Cricket: Collingwood positive after Dambulla 'eye-opener'

He added: "It was definitely a very big eye-opener.

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Professor Edzard Ernst said: "This was an eye-opener and pretty scary.

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The amazing experience was a real eye-opener for the children ( and a lot of fun.

Victorian Class Act

But when prissy and pompous Victor Melling (Michael Caine) puts Hart through beauty camp, the transformation is a sight for sore eyes and something of an eye-opener for fellow agent Matthews (Benjamin Bratt).

Miss Congeniality

Certainly, it is my hope that the Hyde Interview will prove to be an eye-opener, when DU's 2008 class is complete, we'll have some sense of that.

Hyde Interview ripple effect: the college interview is a student's first shot at learning how to use human interaction to compete

It's an eye-opener, particularly for those cultural imperialists (meaning most of us) who assume that our patterns are universal--or should be.

Books for gay grown-ups: Martin Duberman picks five titles to unite us. (Summer Reading)

Doing research for the Biennial and going to places like Houston and Miami was a real eye-opener.

OPEN SEASON

It is scholarly, readable, and most importantly, an eye-opener to the untrained reader concernin the relationship between language, the world it seeks to describe, and those seeking to use words to describe their world.

Language, Self, and Society: A Social History of Language

Problem deciding who is deserving THE Mail's article on food banks was certainly an eye-opener in as much that it shows just how difficult it is to determine who deserves a decent rate of benefit and those that don't.

Problem deciding who is deserving [...]

It was a little bit of an eye-opener during that 25-minute spell in the second half when they scored their three goals.