sleep on

1. (idiomatic)To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.

   I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead.

   There's no chance to sleep on the matter. You have to decide now.

   eine Nacht darüber schlafen, Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund

   у́тро ве́чера мудрене́еútro véčera mudrenéje

2. (idiomatic, slang)To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something.

   People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.

   I can't believe I slept on that movie for so long.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, on.

1. The cat is sleeping on the chair.

   Кіт спить на стільці.

   ruКот спит на стуле.

   deDie Katze schläft auf dem Stuhl.

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2. I used to sleep on the floor.

   Я колись спав на підлозі.

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3. Many passengers were sleeping on the last train.

   В останньому потязі багато пасажирів спали.

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4. This bed is too hard to sleep on.

   Це ліжко затверде для того, аби на ньому спати.

   ruЭта кровать слишком жёсткая, чтобы спать на ней.

   deDieses Bett ist zu hart, um darin zu schlafen.

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5. Tom wasn't able to sleep on the bus.

   Том не зміг поспати в автобусі.

   ruТом не мог спать в автобусе.

   deTom konnte im Bus nicht schlafen.

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irregular · Lesson

• sleep overутримувати, триматиTo spend the night as a guest in someone's home.
• sleep withспати зTo have sexual intercourse with.
• sleep offTo get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.
• sleep outTo sleep outside.
• sleep onTo postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.
• sleep inTo sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
• sleep aroundSynonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.