Sleep Idioms
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Meaning: Failing to pay attention to important duties or responsibilities.
Example: The management was asleep at the wheel when the company's security issues went unnoticed for months. Read more ➺
Meaning: To fall asleep lightly or unintentionally for a short time.
Example: Michael dozed off during the movie after a long day at work. Read more ➺
Meaning: To try to fall asleep by imagining and counting sheep jumping one after another.
Example: When anxiety kept him awake, he began counting sheep to settle his mind and fall asleep. Read more ➺
Meaning: A person who wakes up very easily, even from small sounds or movement.
Example: As a light sleeper, she woke up the second the dog barked outside. Read more ➺
Meaning: Sleeping deeply and unresponsive to external stimuli.
Example: After the long hike, he was dead to the world by 9 PM. Read more ➺
Meaning: to recognize and accept the truth, particularly when it is inconvenient or unwelcome.
Example: You need to wake up and smell the coffee—our company is in serious trouble. Read more ➺
Meaning: a brief nap or short sleep.
Example: The bank manager caught the security guard taking forty winks on duty. Read more ➺
Meaning: getting someone to deal with a situation since you put them in it suddenly and they were unprepared and not paying attention.
Example: His plan to catch his security office napping was successful. Read more ➺
Meaning: to fall asleep.
Example: Whenever they start talking about chemistry, I zone out. Read more ➺
Meaning: take someone or something to a given place using a vehicle and leave them there.
Example: Once we were done with the concert, he offered to drop me off at home. Read more ➺
