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

When I finally did fall asleep, I had a wonderful dream about owning a beautiful paint pony and a brand-new .22.

From Literature

She looked at me, or at least I thought she did, and then she fell asleep.

From Literature

On the bus to the arena for the Olympic quarterfinal matchup with Sweden last week, Hellebuyck was so relaxed that he fell asleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was going into the office, working, coming home, falling asleep. I didn't really have the energy to see my friends or go to the gym," she recalls.

From BBC

With some ordinary dull adult voice droning on, so the greatest danger is that I might fall asleep.

From Literature

Related Words

• bed down
• doze
• languish
• relax
• snooze