like\ a\ light

like\ a\ light
See: out like a light

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  • like a light — See: OUT LIKE A LIGHT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • like a light — See: OUT LIKE A LIGHT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out like a light — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep; to sleep very quickly. * /Tom got so much fresh air and exercise that he went out like a light as soon as he lay down./ * /As soon as the lights were turned off, Johnny was out like a light./ 2. In a faint; …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out like a light — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep; to sleep very quickly. * /Tom got so much fresh air and exercise that he went out like a light as soon as he lay down./ * /As soon as the lights were turned off, Johnny was out like a light./ 2. In a faint; …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Out Like a Light — Live album by John Scofield Released 1993 (US …   Wikipedia

  • go out like a light — To fall sound asleep soon after going to bed • • • Main Entry: ↑light * * * go out like a light informal phrase to go to sleep very quickly Thesaurus: to sleep, or to go to sleepsynonym sleep …   Useful english dictionary

  • out\ like\ a\ light — adj. phr. informal 1. Fast asleep; to sleep very quickly. Tom got so much fresh air and exercise that he went out like a light as soon as he lay down. As soon as the lights were turned off, Johnny was out like a light. 2. In a faint; unconscious …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out like a light — 1. mod. unconscious or sleeping soundly. □ I fell and hit my head. I was out like a light for two minutes, they tell me. □ I closed my eyes and was out like a light in no time at all. 2. mod. heavily alcohol intoxicated. □ Those guys are really… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • out like a light — informal 1 : ↑asleep As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light. 2 : ↑unconscious He took one punch to the jaw and was out like a light. • • • Main Entry: ↑light …   Useful english dictionary

  • out like a light —    If you are out like a light, you fall fast asleep.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If a person is out like a light, they are so tired that they fall asleep very quickly.     As soon as his head touched the pillow, he was out like a… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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