sleep off

verb

slept off; sleeping off; sleeps off
informal
: to sleep until the effects of alcohol, medication, etc., are no longer felt
She was sleeping off the anesthesia.
He had too much to drink, and I'm letting him sleep it off.

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“Sleep off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20off. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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