sleep on it

sleep on it

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sleep on, awn it]
- /slip ɒn, ɔn ɪt/
- /sliːp ɒn ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleep on, awn it]
- /slip ɒn, ɔn ɪt/

Definitions of sleep on it words

verbal expression sleep on it contemplate sth overnight 1
phrase sleep on it If you are trying to make a decision and you say that you will sleep on it, you mean that you will delay making a decision on it until the following day, so you have time to think about it. 0
noun sleep on it to give (something) extended consideration, esp overnight 0
verb sleep on it (Idiomatic) To postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice. 0

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Parts of speech for Sleep on it

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleep on it

sleep on it popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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