sleep off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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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
I wiped the sleep off my face and cleared the night before from my throat.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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