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fall asleep

idiom

To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.


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  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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