1 B2 idiomatic informal
To sleep in order to recover from the effects of alcohol after drinking.
"He came home completely hammered and just needed to sleep one off before work."
inseparable
sleep one off
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
A colloquial expression meaning to sleep in order to recover from the effects of a drink or alcoholic episode.
In plain English
Sleep until you stop feeling drunk.
What does "sleep one off" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
The 'one' here is a colloquial pronoun referring to a drink or bout of drinking. This form is less standard than 'sleep it off' and is primarily British and Irish informal usage. Not widely used in American English.
Words that pair with "sleep one off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
drink night out bender session
How to conjugate "sleep one off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
sleep one off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sleeps one off
he/she/it
Past simple
slept one off
yesterday
Past participle
slept one off
have + pp
-ing form
sleeping one off
continuous
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