Preview（腕試し）

Please guess the best answer.

What does the idiom "to lose sleep over (something)" mean?

A. to be unable to sleep

B. to worry about something

C. to want more sleep

Examples（例文）

Manuel heard that his boss was upset, but he said, "Well, I'm not going to lose sleep over it." Everyone was surprised that he wasn't concerned.

Note that this idiom is often used when we want to say that we are not worried.

　

Exercises （練習）

More sleep idioms. Choose the best answer.

1. An idiom that means "to fall into a light sleep" is:

A. doze off

B. sleep on

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2. To "sleep on" a problem or question means:

A. to put it on your bed

B. to consider it for one night

(An example is at bottom of the page.)

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3. If you stay in bed for a few extra hours, you can say:

A. I slept in this morning.

B. I slept off this morning.

Example of sleep on it.

The manager offered her employee a promotion, but the job was in another city. The employee wanted to think about it before deciding, so he said to his manager, "Please let me sleep on it before I make a decision."