sleep on

English

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Verb

sleep on (third-person singular simple present sleeps on, present participle sleeping on, simple past and past participle slept on)

1. (idiomatic) To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.

   I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead.

   There's no chance to sleep on the matter. You have to decide now.

2. (idiomatic, slang) To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something.

   People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.

   I can't believe I slept on that movie for so long.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep,‎ on.

Translations

to postpone a decision at least overnight

• Bulgarian: у́трото е по-мъ́дро от вечерта́ (útroto e po-mǎ́dro ot večertá)
• Catalan: consultar amb el coixí
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: vyspat se na to, ráno moudřejší večera (cs) (proverb)
• Finnish: nukkua yön yli
• French: la nuit porte conseil (fr)
• German: eine Nacht darüber schlafen (de), Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
• Hungarian: alszik rá egyet
• Italian: dormirci sopra, dormirci, la notte porta consiglio (proverb)
• Latin: Aurora musis amica, dies diem docet
• Luxembourgish: eng Nuecht driwwer schlofen
• Polish: przespać się z tym
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: у́тро ве́чера мудрене́е (ru) (útro véčera mudrenéje)
• Spanish: consultar con la almohada (colloquial locution)

See also

• in the cold light of day

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• on sleep