sleep off
Britishverb
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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
Blood filled a vial, and as the monkey was carried back to its cage to sleep off the sedatives, Nava dropped the vial into a tank of liquid nitrogen — another sample for her database.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
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
After lunch we’d head back to the garage, relax, sleep off the meal, and make more CDs.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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