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Go to sleep; also, cease paying attention. For example, As soon as the lights were dimmed he fell asleep , or His lectures are so dull that I fall asleep . The literal usage, which uses the verb fall in the sense of “succumb,” dates from about 1300; the figurative is several centuries newer. Also see asleep at the switch .

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He held me for hours when I was in physical distress even though his arm fell asleep.

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Whisk up some morning matcha In my perfect world, I’d fall asleep at midnight and get nine hours of sleep, which would be perfect.

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The data shows how long it took me to fall asleep, how long I spent in different sleep stages and how many times I woke up during the night.

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Silvanna fell asleep on the car ride home, and when she arrived home she stayed asleep and was transitioned into her bed, according to the medical examiner’s office.

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Alice says her friend normally tolerated alcohol well, but this time became drunk very quickly and appeared to fall asleep on the floor.

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