VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Asleep at the Wheel (Switch)

Meaning:

not paying attention to one’s work; not doing one’s job diligently.

Examples:

  • Be careful not to fall asleep at the wheel with your taxes or you could have serious problems down the road.
  • Investigators said the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
  • Lee was supposed to make sure the paperwork went through before the deadline, but it looks like he was asleep at the wheel.
  • In this situation, no one was asleep at the wheel.
  • I was asleep at the wheel and forgot to renew my insurance.
  • Several systems detect when a driver is falling asleep at the wheel.
  • We would have won if our goalie hadn't fallen asleep at the wheel!
  • It activates great potential for falling asleep at the wheel.
  • There will be an investigation into why maintenance were asleep at the wheel and didn't ensure fire extinguishers were serviced annually.