(is asleep)
51asleep — see fall asleep …
52asleep at the switch — not alert to an opportunity I think he was asleep at the switch. He didn t even know that the job was available so he never applied for it …
53asleep at the switch — not paying attention. Health experts were asleep at the switch when the disease began to spread rapidly again. Etymology: based on the idea of someone going to sleep while they are responsible for operating the switch (= device) that allows a… …
54asleep — a. 1. Sleeping, fast asleep, slumbering, in slumber, in repose, in a sound sleep, in the arms of Morpheus. 2. Dead, in the last sleep, at rest with God …
55asleep — /əˈslip / (say uh sleep) adverb 1. in or into a state of sleep. –adjective 2. sleeping. 3. dormant; inactive. 4. (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb. 5. (euphemistic) dead. –phrase 6. half asleep, extremely drowsy …
56asleep at the switch — Not awake; not focused on one’s duties (early U.S. railroad era). ► “The company’s current troubles date back to the 1980s, when it fell asleep at the switch, letting upstart rivals cut into lucrative parts of the business.” (Barron’s, Aug. 7,… …
57asleep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe Date: 13th century 1. being in a state of sleep 2. dead 3. lacking sensation ; numb 4. a. inactive, dormant …
58asleep — adv. RG. 417, 547 …
59asleep — a·sleep || É™ sliËp adj. sleeping, dozing, napping …
60asleep — 1) please 2) elapse …
