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Definition of sleep on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sleep on

phrasal verb

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sleep on something

(informal) to delay making a decision about something until the next day, so that you have time to think about it
- Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow?
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

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