out like a light

idiom

informal

: asleep

As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light.

: unconscious

He took one punch to the jaw and was out like a light.

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Recent Examples on the Web By the time the hypnotist got to number one, Bonnell was out like a light. —

Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024

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