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sound asleep

idiom

Sleeping still and silently.


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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 asleep

    To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

  4. 04

    fast asleep

    Sleeping, in a deep sleep.

  5. 05

    I can't hear you over the sound of

    Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.

  6. 06

    like the sound of one's own voice

    To talk a lot.

  7. 07

    safe and sound

    Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

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