sleep off

Related to sleep off: doze off

sleep off

To reduce or rid oneself of some unpleasant condition by getting extra sleep. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sleep" and "off." He drank a bit too much, but he'll be fine—he just needs to sleep it off. I think I'll head home early and try to sleep off this head cold.
See also: off, sleep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sleep something off

to sleep while the effects of liquor or drugs pass away. John drank too much and went home to sleep it off. Bill is at home sleeping off the effects of the drug they gave him.
See also: off, sleep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sleep off

v.
To get rid of something while sleeping: She went home to sleep off her headache. He has a hangover—let him sleep it off.
See also: off, sleep
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

sleep it off

tv. to sleep while the effects of drugs or alcohol wear off. I’m polluted, I guesh. Have to get home and sleep it off.
See also: off, sleep
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • sleep it off
  • drift off to sleep
  • sleep around the clock
  • lose sleep about (someone or something)
  • lose sleep over (someone or something)
  • got to go home and get my beauty sleep
  • (I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep
  • beauty
  • winks
  • kip down
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At one time the millionaire rock idol used to sleep off his drunken binges in stinking rubbish skips - with his chauffeur-driven limousine waiting patiently alongside to take him home once he had sobered up.
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A DRUNKEN dad let his eight-year-old son drive him AND his young daughter while he tried to sleep off the booze, US cops revealed yesterday.
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