fall asleep

Idioms  

1. Go to sleep; also, cease paying attention. For example, As soon as the lights were dimmed he fell asleep, or His lectures are so dull that I fall asleep. The literal usage, which uses the verb fall in the sense of “succumb,” dates from about 1300; the figurative is several centuries newer. Also see asleep at the switch.

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Example Sentences

I fall asleep in Salmon’s bunk bed, lulled by Dragon Masters 5: Song of the Poison Dragon.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Mercurial and unreliable in the studio, Stewart would sometimes fall asleep on the couch during recording sessions or lie down in the vocal booth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

While in court, he appeared to fall asleep at one point, media reports indicate.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Because of this shift, many teens cannot fall asleep early enough to get sufficient rest before school.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

It was the kind of sadness that made him want to curl into a ball and fall asleep until the bad day had passed.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

• bed down
• doze
• languish
• relax
• snooze