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fall asleep

idiom
Meaning

To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.


Examples
SIMPLE

My leg fell asleep after sitting for too long.

CONTEXTUAL

She stood up slowly because her foot had fallen asleep during the long movie.

COMPLEX

The hiker shifted his weight, wincing as his cramped left arm, which had fallen asleep against the rock, prickled back to life.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    asleep at the switch

    Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.

  2. 02

    dead asleep

    Sleeping in a deep sleep

  3. 03

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  4. 04

    fall around

    To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.

  5. 05

    fall at the last hurdle

    To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.

  6. 06

    fall behind

    To be late (for a regular event)

  7. 07

    fall between the cracks

    To wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.

  8. 08

    fall between two stools

    To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.

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