Sleep off

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verb

To sleep until the effects of an action or substance, often intoxication, wear off or lessen; to sleep in order to recover.

After the party, he had to sleep off his hangover.
Visual representation of "sleep off" - To sleep until the effects of an action or substance, often intoxication, wear off or lessen; to sleep in order to recover.

Often appears as...

  • sleep off a hangover
  • sleep off effects

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Informal

Colloquial

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Colloquial Usage

The phrase is casual and used more in spoken or informal contexts than in formal writing.

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I'll just sleep off this tiredness and then call you.
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Recovery Focus

Emphasizes intention to overcome discomfort or illness by sleeping.

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She decided to sleep off the flu symptoms instead of going out.
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Not Instant

Indicates the process of recovery will take some time, usually several hours of sleep.

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He's going to need to sleep off that jet lag before we meet.
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