sleep off

verb

sleep off

verb

1

Idiomatic To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.

On the other hand, drugs with drowsiness as a side-effect (eg certain types of analgesia, antidepressants) are best administered in the evening so that patients can sleep off the effect and be alert the following day.2003, Christine Brooker, Maggie Nicol, Nursing adults: the practice of caring:

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