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out like a light
adjective as in asleep
adjective as in passed out
adjective as in unawake
adjective as in unconscious
Example Sentences
Norway had their chances at 1-0, blew them, then went out like a light at La Rosaleda.
“He whipped it out, like a light saber.”
That wasn’t a problem for Smith, who said that after he broke down some film, he put on his headphones and earbuds, turned on music and was out like a light.
"It gets to 10pm and I'm out like a light. I've never slept better."
She also nails the therapeutic side of consuming lots of true crime when she describes a recurring dream she has: “I wake up and there’s a man standing over me. So I kick him right in the nuts and grab my knitting needle and I take him down to the bone with that thing. Sometimes when I can’t sleep, I imagine brutally murdering that dude and I’m out like a light. Works every time.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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