"asleep at the switch" का उच्चारण कैसे करें

expression

uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH

परिभाषा

If someone is "asleep at the switch," they are not paying attention or failing to do their job when they should be alert.

अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी

əˈsɫip/ /ˈæt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈswɪtʃ

ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी

ɐslˈiːp/ /ˈæt/ /ðə, ði/ /swˈɪtʃ

uh-SLEEP at thuh SWITCH

The guard was asleep at the switch when the alarm went off.

He missed the deadline because he was asleep at the switch.

You can't afford to be asleep at the switch during an exam.

The company lost a big client because someone was asleep at the switch.