asleep at the switch
Example Sentences
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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
Years of inaction have justifiably led critics to complain that regulators around the world have been asleep at the switch.
From The Verge • Apr. 9, 2019
But, Illán warns, don’t fall asleep at the switch.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2016
Industry journals asked publicly if AT&T was "asleep at the switch."
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
