be asleep at the switch

To fail to attend to one's responsibilities or duties; to not do or be inattentive to that which is important or for which one is responsible. Johnson was supposed to make sure the paperwork went through on time before the deadline, but it looks like he was asleep at the switch. Our goalkeeper is such a nincompoop. We would have won if he hadn't been asleep at the switch!

词组	be asleep at the switch
释义	be asleep at the switch be asleep at the switch To fail to attend to one's responsibilities or duties; to not do or be inattentive to that which is important or for which one is responsible. Johnson was supposed to make sure the paperwork went through on time before the deadline, but it looks like he was asleep at the switch. Our goalkeeper is such a nincompoop. We would have won if he hadn't been asleep at the switch! See also: asleep, switch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be asleep at the wheel fall asleep at the switch fall asleep at the wheel sleeping at the switch slept be sleeping at the switch be sleeping at the wheel a lion in the way at (one's) expense at somebody's expense References in periodicals archive Speaking at a "Red Mass" for members of the legal profession, O'Malley remarked, "We cannot afford to be asleep at the switch. We cannot afford to run for cover. Conservative leaders seek divorce from pro-marriage group
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