drift off to sleep



drift off to sleep

Fig. to fall asleep gradually. At last, he drifted off to sleep. During that boring lecture, I drifted off to sleep a number of times.
See also: drift, off, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SÉRaphinese-ra-FEENFrench
Rayko-Bulgarian
ConorKAHN-ər (English)Irish, English, Irish Mythology
PieraPYE-rahItalian
Filat-Russian
Susanna[su:'zænə]