asleep at the switch
Example Sentences
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How to say you’ve been totally asleep at the switch of your children’s life without saying it?
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
Another administration official insisted that just because they had not announced any public actions, it doesn’t mean they were asleep at the switch.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2022
For eight years, Ike had been asleep at the switch.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2022
The board members were asleep at the switch — in some cases, they were literally asleep.
From The Verge • Sep. 28, 2021
"Tom Reade won't be through all summer with tormenting me about being asleep at the switch."
From The High School Boys in Summer Camp by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
