sleep on en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.
There's no chance to sleep on the matter. You have to decide now.
I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead.
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(idiomatic, slang) To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something.
I can't believe I slept on that movie for so long.
People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, on.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleeping on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sleeps on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| slept on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slept on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (24)
it dormirci (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · it dormirci sopra (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · cs vyspat se na to (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pt consulte o travesseiro (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · it la notte porta consiglio (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pl przeoczać (to miss) · fi nukkua yön yli (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · la Aurora musis amica (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · lb eng Nuecht driwwer schlofen (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · de Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pl ignorować (to miss) · pt durma nisso (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · ca consultar amb el coixí (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · fr la nuit porte conseil (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · la dies diem docet (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pl przeoczyć (to miss) · de eine Nacht darüber schlafen (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pl przespać się z (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · es consultar con la almohada (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · cs ráno moudřejší večera (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · pl zignorować (to miss) · hu alszik rá egyet (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · ru у́тро ве́чера мудрене́е (to postpone a decision at least overnight) · bg у́трото е по-мъ́дро от вечерта́ (to postpone a decision at least overnight)