asleep at the switch
Example Sentences
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Americans tend to be asleep at the switch.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023
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
The board members were asleep at the switch — in some cases, they were literally asleep.
From The Verge • Sep. 28, 2021
"There was a young lady named Fitch, Who heard a loud snore, at which She raised up her hat And found that her rat Had fallen asleep at the switch," sang Wink.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
