sleeping at the switch

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Meanings:

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USUKglobalinformalidiomatic
- To be inattentive, negligent, or slow to act at a critical moment, thereby failing to prevent a problem or to take timely action.
- To fail to perform one's duties or to notice and respond to an important development when it matters most.

Examples:

EN: Up till now they've been sleeping at the switch.
HI: अब तक ताके पर सोये हैं
EN: You sleeping at the switch is possibly gonna cost us hundreds of millions of dollars.
ID: Kau tidur di atas sakelar bisa mengorbankan ratusan juta dolar.

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