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calcaneous
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 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: asleep at the switch... only when someone fell asleep? |
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Today I learned a new phrase "asleep at the switch", which supposedly means "being careless, not being alert".
Can you use this expression in a situation where someone is being careless, but haven't fallen asleep?? |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: asleep at the switch... only when someone fell asleep? |
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| calcaneous wrote: |
Today I learned a new phrase "asleep at the switch", which supposedly means "being careless, not being alert".
Can you use this expression in a situation where someone is being careless, but haven't fallen asleep?? |
Yes. If a person is awake but distracted, the expression also works. |
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calcaneous
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: .. |
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| Thanks, Bob :-) |
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