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Sleep idioms Match these phrases related to sleep with their meanings. Use the examples to help you.

1. forty winksex: Grandad´s in his armchair having forty winks.

2. cat napex: I think I might have a cat nap before we go out tonight so I can stay out late.

3. asleep at the wheelex: How can we expect to run a successful business together if you´re asleep at the wheel?

4. hit the hay/sackex: It´s late, it´s time I hit the sack.

5. sleep on itex: I don´t want to rush into a decision, I think I´ll sleep on it and see how I am in the morning.

6. go out like a lightex: He went out like a light after they gave him the anaesthetic.

7. sleep like a logex: Don´t worry about making noise when you get home, I always sleep like a log.

8. not lose (any) sleepex: I´ve done the best that I can. If anything goes wrong, I´m not going to be the one who loses any sleep over it.

9. let sleeping dogs lieex: I´d prefer to let sleeping dogs lie. He paid the rent eventually, I don´t want to know about his financial problems.

Meaningsa) Not sufficiently attentive, especially at a critical moment when vigilance is required.b) A short sleep during the day.c) Go to bed.d) When someone is so tired that they fall asleep very quickly.e) Sleep deeply or soundly.f) If you take time (until the next day) to think something over before making a decision.g) When something happens that in your opinion is not a cause for worry.h) Asking someone not to interfere with a situation because they could cause problems.

DialogueNow, use the example (or an idea of your own) and invent a context for the idiom. Write a conversation using the idiom.

Speaker 1: How is the organisation going for the Open Day going?Speaker 2: It´s a disaster. We don´t have any brochures to give out. No one has confirmed with the employers if they are going to come or not, so we don´t know how many stands we need. The only thing we have is the venue, it was my job to arrange that. I got us a good deal.Speaker: Well, that´s something. It would be a pity to have a great venue and no one there!Speaker 2: Well, I´ve done the best that I can. If anything goes wrong, I´m not going to be the one who loses any sleep over it.