to fall asleep
1fall asleep — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state (Freq. 8) he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑doze off, ↑ …
2fall asleep — begin to sleep, drop off Don t fall asleep while we re in church. It s embarrassing …
3fall asleep at the switch — be asleep at the switch if someone is asleep at the switch, they are not ready to act quickly to avoid problems and do their job well. The Party was simply too confident of victory and fell asleep at the switch …
4fall asleep at the switch — {v. phr.} To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one s duty. * /The two airplanes wouldn t have collided, if the control tower operator hadn t fallen asleep at the switch./ * /The dean promised our department $250,000 but the… …
5fall asleep at the switch — {v. phr.} To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one s duty. * /The two airplanes wouldn t have collided, if the control tower operator hadn t fallen asleep at the switch./ * /The dean promised our department $250,000 but the… …
6fall\ asleep\ at\ the\ switch — v. phr. To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one s duty. The two airplanes wouldn t have collided, if the control tower operator hadn t fallen asleep at the switch. The dean promised our department $250,000 but the foundation never… …
7fall asleep — verb a) To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep. John Doe, fell asleep 1 January 2001. b) To die Syn: drift off, drop off, go to sleep …
8fall asleep — to die The common sleeping imagery: ... fell asleep in Jesus... of enteric fever in Mesopotamia, (memorial in West Monkton church, Somerset) …
9fall asleep — I almost fell asleep at work Syn: doze off, drop off, go to sleep; informal nod off, go off, drift off, crash, conk out, go out like a light, sack out …
10Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2) — Don t Fall Asleep (Horror pt.2) Single by Swallow The Sun from the album Hope Released January 2007 Format CD single Recor …
