sink back into (something)
sink back into (something)
1. To lean or recline backward into some piece of furniture. She remembered that she hadn't taken the garbage out just as she was sinking back into bed. He anxiously sank back into his chair as the interviewer's questions became more personal.
2. To return to some previous cognitive state. I stared about the room nervously after being woken by the loud bang, but eventually sank back into sleep once it was clear that everything was OK. I can feel myself sinking back into depression again lately.
See also: back, sink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sink back (into something)
to lean back and relax in something, such as a soft chair. I can't wait to get home and sink back into my easy chair. He sank back and went to sleep almost immediately.
See also: back, sink
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a piece of the action
- a piece/slice of the action
- appear to
- a change of heart
- a mystery to (one)
- a turn of phrase
- able to do
- able to do it
- a shoulder to cry on
- bit of the action