dead asleep
Sleeping in a deep sleep
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The baby is dead asleep in the crib.”
“I tried to wake him for dinner, but he was dead asleep after his long flight.”
“Despite the thunder shaking the windows, the exhausted traveler remained dead asleep until the sun rose the next morning.”
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asleep at the switch
Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
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dead air
An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
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dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
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dead cat bounce
A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.
Last updated August 10, 2026