not+be+asleep
21asleep 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. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you say that someone is asleep at the wheel,… …
22asleep — Synonyms and related words: a stranger to, anesthetized, asleep in Jesus, at rest, benumbed, bereft of life, blind to, breathless, called home, callous, carrion, cataleptic, catatonic, caught napping, cold, comatose, croaked, dead, dead and gone …
23half asleep — not totally asleep yet not really awake, partially asleep and partially awake …
24asleep at the switch — phrasal : not alert to a duty or opportunity * * * asleep at the switch (or wheel) informal not attentive or alert; inactive someone must have been asleep at the switch to allow this …
25asleep\ 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 opportunity.… …
26asleep 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. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
27asleep*/*/ — [əˈsliːp] adj not awake The children are fast asleep (= sleeping deeply).[/ex] She was so tired she fell asleep (= began sleeping) in her chair.[/ex] …
28asleep at the switch — mod. inattentive to duty. (Not literal.) □ Donald was asleep at the switch when the call came in. □ He sat there reading asleep at the switch as usual …
29asleep at the switch — adjective Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity. His vote demonstrates that the people of Philadelphia are not asleep at the switch, are not indifferent to their political duties …
30asleep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe Date: 13th century 1. being in a state of sleep 2. dead 3. lacking sensation ; numb 4. a. inactive, dormant …
