Sleep on It

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Sleep on It

To take time in taking a decision , to delay one’s decision or plan because it is yet to be ponder upon

Etymology:

This is not a new phrase, for many centuries people have been demanding to take an extra time in taking some decision r to make up their minds about certain issues. It was then in 16th century that someone thought to express this idea in the form of phrase “to sleep on it”. Since the phrase itself describes the meaning to lean on or sleep on something meaning not ready to carry out anything right now thus need some time.

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To admit new employee in the office, the manager said he would sleep on it.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Sleep on It':

sleep on it	To postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice.

sleep on it

To postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice.

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Sleep on It

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