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Coffee wakes you up? Is that idiomatic?

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How would you say this please?

Coffee wakes you up.
Hot shower should wake you.

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Hi,
Yes. It sounds fine. I would write it thus:

A cup of coffee might wake you up.
A hot shower should wake you up.

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A cold shower would wake you up quicker.

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Shouldn't it be

A cold shoer or a cup of coffee should help you wake up?
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