not be asleep
1Asleep at the Wheel — performing in San Diego, CA Background information Origin Paw Paw, West Virginia, United States …
2Asleep in the Back — Studio album by Elbow Released 7 May 2001 (UK) 22 January 2002 (US) (See …
3asleep at the switch — {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one s duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed./ 2. {informal} Failing to act promptly as expected, not alert to an… …
4asleep at the switch — {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one s duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed./ 2. {informal} Failing to act promptly as expected, not alert to an… …
5Asleep — A*sleep , a. & adv. [Pref. a + sleep.] 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant. [1913 Webster] Fast asleep the giant lay supine. Dryden. [1913 Webster] By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In the sleep of the grave; …
6asleep at the switch — If someone is asleep at the switch, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully. Asleep at the wheel is an alternative …
7asleep at the wheel — If someone is asleep at the wheel, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully. Asleep at the switch is an alternative …
8asleep at the switch — not alert, not watching, not paying attention If you re asleep at the switch, you won t learn much in class …
9asleep at the wheel — not paying attention. Why was our government asleep at the wheel when the crisis began? Etymology: based on the literal meaning of asleep at the wheel (= sleeping while driving a vehicle) …
10asleep at the switch — Not awake; not focused on one’s duties (early U.S. railroad era). ► “The company’s current troubles date back to the 1980s, when it fell asleep at the switch, letting upstart rivals cut into lucrative parts of the business.” (Barron’s, Aug. 7,… …
