sleep off

English - Turkish

Definition of sleep off in English Turkish dictionary

uyuyarak gidermek

(deyim) sleep sth. off uyuyarak geçirmek

uyuyarak kurtulmak

(s.t.) (bir şeyin etkisini/bir duyguyu) uyuyarak geçiştirmek

Related Terms

go off to sleep

off uyu

sleep it off

uyuyarak kurtulmak

English - English

Definition of sleep off in English English dictionary

To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping

On the other hand, drugs with drowsiness as a side-effect (eg certain types of analgesia, antidepressants) are best administered in the evening so that patients can sleep off the effect and be alert the following day.

get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover"

get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover

If you sleep off the effects of too much travelling, drink, or food, you recover from it by sleeping. It's a good idea to spend the first night of your holiday sleeping off the jet lag They had been up all night and were sleeping it off

relieve (drunkenness) by sleep

Hyphenation

Sleep off

Turkish pronunciation

slip ôf

Pronunciation

/ˈslēp ˈôf/ /ˈsliːp ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'slEp ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English slepe, from Old English sl[AE]p; akin to Old High German slAf sleep and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide.