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doze off

Idioms  

  1. Fall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s]

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Doze off, and he might transform into a human alarm clock, piercing the cabin with an ear-splitting scream.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2015

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