an important card to play, an important fact to reveal To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a special talent.
asleep at the switch
not alert to an opportunity I think he was asleep at the switch. He didn
card up one's sleeve
another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
fall asleep
begin to sleep, drop off Don't fall asleep while we're in church. It's embarrassing.
laugh up your sleeve
laugh secretly at someone, behind your back He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.
let sleeping dogs lie
don
sleep a wink
get a moment
sleep around
sleep with and make love to many partners Harry was sleeping around before his wife divorced him.
sleep in
sleep until late in the morning Don't call me until after lunch tomorrow. I'm going to sleep in.
sleep it off
sleep until you are sober, sleep until you feel normal """That medicine made me drowsy."" ""Go to bed and sleep it off."""
sleep on it
think about something, consider, decide later I will have to sleep on it tonight but I will give you an answer tomorrow.
sleeper
ordinary device with surprising skill or power The Taurus SHO was a sleeper. It looked slow, but it was fast!
sleepy head
a child who is tired or sleepy Go to bed, sleepy head. I'll see you in the morning.
sound asleep
sleeping peacefully, dead to the world When Tara went to check the baby, he was sound asleep.
up your sleeve
hidden, ready to use if asked When I write an exam, I like to have a topic up my sleeve.
wear your heart on your sleeve
show your emotions, reveal your true feelings If you wear your heart on your sleeve, he'll know you love him.
big sleep
death
don't sleep
don't underestimate:"Don't sleep on that class; it's tough!"
sleep
1. to ignore 2. to be unaware or unprepared. You can creep up on someone while they are "sleeping" (even if they are awake)
all asleep
pass gently into sleep入睡;睡熟 They both stretched their weary limbs,and fell fast asleep.他们俩伸开疲倦的腿睡着了。
sleep off
get rid of by sleeping以睡眠消除;以睡眠治愈 She is suffering from headache and I tell her to sleep it off.她头痛,我告诉她睡一睡就会好的。 He is in a bad mood today,but he'll sleep it off.他今天情绪不好,不过睡一觉就会好的。
sleep on
have a night's sleep before making a decision about sth.把某事留待第2天解决 I can't decide what to do. I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.我现在定不下来该怎么做,今天晚上好好想想,明天告诉你。 Let's sleep on it and try again tomorrow.我们把问题留待明天再设法解决吧。
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
Idiom(s): wear one's heart on one's sleeve AND have one's heart on one's sleeve
Theme: EMOTION
to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private. • John always has his heart on his sleeve so that everyone knows how he feels. • Because she wears her heart on her sleeve, it's easy to hurt her feelings.
sleep with
Idiom(s): sleep with someone AND shack up (with someone)
Theme: SEX
to have sex with someone; to copulate with someone. (Euphemistic. This may not involve sleep. The expressions with shack are slang, and they are not used to refer to marital sex.) • Everyone assumes that Mr. Franklin doesn't sleep with Mrs. Franklin. • Somebody said he shacks up with a girlfriend downtown. • They've been shacking up for years now.
sleep sth off
Idiom(s): sleep sth off
Theme: RECOVERY
to sleep while the effects of liquor or drugs pass away. • John drank too much and went home to sleep it off. • Bill is at home sleeping off the effects of the drug they gave him.
sleep like a log
Idiom(s): sleep like a log
Theme: SLEEP
to sleep very soundly. • Nothing can wake me up. I usually sleep like a log. • Everyone in our family sleeps like a log, so no one heard the fire engines in the middle of the night.
roll one's sleeves up
Idiom(s): roll one's sleeves up
Theme: WORK
to get ready to do some work. • Roll your sleeves up and get busy. This isn't a picnic. This is work! • Come on, you guys, get busy. Roll up your sleeves and go to work.
put to sleep
Idiom(s): put sb or sth to sleep
Theme: DEATH - KILLING
to kill someone or something. (Euphemistic.) • We had to put our dog to sleep. • The robber said he'd put us to sleep forever if we didn't cooperate.
put sb to sleep
Idiom(s): put sb to sleep
Theme: BOREDOM
to bore someone. • That dull lecture put me to sleep. • Her long story almost put me to sleep.
not sleep a wink
Idiom(s): not sleep a wink
Theme: SLEEP - LACKING
not to sleep at all. (Informal.) • I couldn't sleep a wink last night. • Ann hasn't been able to sleep a wink for a week.
lose sleep over
Idiom(s): lose sleep (over sb or sth)
Theme: WORRY
to worry about someone or something. • I keep losing sleep over my son, who is in the army. • Do you lose sleep over your investments? • No, I don't lose sleep, and I never worry.
laugh up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): laugh up one's sleeve
Theme: LAUGHTER
to laugh secretly; to laugh quietly to oneself. (Informal.) • Jane looked very serious, but I knew she was laughing up her sleeve. • I told Sally that her dress was darling, but I was laughing up my sleeve because it was too small.
have sth up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have sth up one's sleeve
Theme: SOLUTION
to have a secret or surprise plan or solution (to a problem). (Slang. Refers to cheating at cards by having a card hidden in one's sleeve.) • I've got something up my sleeve, and it should solve all your problems. I'll tell you what it is after I'm elected. • The manager has something up her sleeve. She'll surprise us with it later.
have an ace up one's sleeve
Idiom(s): have an ace up one's sleeve
Theme: DECEPTION
to have a secret or concealed means of accomplishing something. • I think that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will surprise us with success at the last minute. • I have done all I can do. I have no idea what to do next. I don't have an ace up my sleeve, and I can't work miracles.
drop off to sleep
Idiom(s): drop off (to sleep)
Theme: SLEEP
to go to sleep without difficulty; to fall asleep. • I sat in the warm room for five minutes, and then I dropped off to sleep. • After I've eaten dinner, I can drop off with no trouble at all.
have one's heart on one's sleeve
Idiom(s): wear one's heart on one's sleeve AND have one's heart on one's sleeve
Theme: EMOTION
to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private. • John always has his heart on his sleeve so that everyone knows how he feels. • Because she wears her heart on her sleeve, it's easy to hurt her feelings.
sleep over
stay somewhere for the night (informal) "You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home."
Ace up your sleeve
If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.
Asleep 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.
Card up your sleeve
If you have a card up your sleeve, you have a surprise plan or idea that you are keeping back until the time is right.
Have a trick up your sleeve
If you have a trick up your sleeve, you have a secret strategy to use when the time is right.
Sleep like a baby
If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.
Sleep well- don't let the bedbugs bite
This is a way of wishing someone a good night's sleep.
Talk a glass eye to sleep
Someone who could talk a glass eye to sleep is very boring and repetitive.
keep something up your sleeve
keep something hidden for later: "We've been negotiating my new pay and conditions, but I've kept the other job offer up my sleeve for the time being."
asleep at the switch|asleep|at the switch|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. When the ducks flew over, the boy was asleep at the switch and missed his shot.
beauty sleep|beauty|sleep
n. A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. She took her beauty sleep before the party.Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every day.
card up one's sleeve|card|sleeve
n. phr., informal Another help, plan, or argument kept back and produced if needed; another way to do something. John knew his mother would lend him money if necessary, but he kept that card up his sleeve.Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another. Compare: ACE IN THE HOLE2.
fall asleep at the switch|asleep|fall|switch
v. phr. To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one's duty. The two airplanes wouldn't have collided, if the control tower operator hadn't fallen asleep at the switch.The dean promised our department $250,000 but the foundation never sent the money because someone in the dean's office fell asleep at the switch.
let sleeping dogs lie|dog|dogs|let|lie|sleeping|sl
Do not make (someone) angry and cause trouble or danger; do not make trouble if you do not have to. A proverb. Don't tell Father that you broke the window. Let sleeping dogs lie.
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