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sleep off

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr, adverb) to lose by sleeping

    to sleep off a hangover

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A woman who went to bed to sleep off a migraine woke up to find her accent had changed to a Geordie one.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

Forbes and his mother eventually made their way out of the desert and found a hotel where he was able to sleep off the symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Retiring to one's favorite recliner or deep sofa to sleep off an excess of tryptophan-laden turkey is not so much the Canadian norm.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Hit up one of two "nap rooms," there to let members sleep off the day's events, if need be.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 25, 2018

He wanted to lie down upon the floor and sleep off the horror of this thing.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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