| 释义 |
sleep on something, to sleep on somethingConsider something overnight before deciding, as in I don't know if I want to go on such a long hike; let me sleep on it. This usage was first recorded in 1519 in the state papers of King Henry VIII: "His Grace ... said that he would sleep and dream upon the matter." See also: on, sleep, somethingsleep on something, toTo postpone a decision until the next day. Both the idea and the expression are very old. The State Papers of HenryVIII (1519) by an unknown compiler stated, “His Grace . . . sayd thatt he wold slepe and drem upon the matter.”See also: on, sleep |