with a bump

with a bump

1. (informal, figuratively) With a sudden return to seriousness or reality.

   bring someone back down to earth with a bump

   come down to earth with a bump

• with a bang

• “with a bump”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “with a bump”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “bring someone back down to earth with a bump” (US) / “bring someone back down to earth with a bump” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “come back down to earth with a bump” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.