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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fall asleep

One in particular struck me, telling us that before you go to bed, review all your deeds of the day three times before you fall asleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Hot nights can make it harder to fall asleep, increase waking during the night and leave people feeling less rested the next day.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

When you hold your loved one’s hand as they fall asleep and die right in front of you, it stays with you.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

He says you won't fall asleep the second the final whistle blows either because "you're going to get so energised, it'll be difficult to wind down".

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Then he went to lie down and as Aaron watched, pretended to fall asleep.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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