sleep on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

sleep on

1. (idiomatic) To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.

   I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead.

   There's no chance to sleep on the matter, you have to decide now.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep,‎ on.

Translations

to postpone a decision at least overnight

• Catalan: consultar amb el coixí
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: vyspat se na to, ráno moudřejší večera (cs) (proverb)
• Finnish: nukkua yön yli
• French: la nuit porte conseil (fr)
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• German: eine Nacht darüber schlafen (de)
• Hungarian: alszik rá egyet
• Italian: dormirci sopra, dormirci, la notte porta consiglio (proverb)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: consultar con la almohada (colloquial locution)

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