Usually means: Neglecting responsibilities due to inattention.
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  1. asleep at the switch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. asleep at the switch: Wiktionary
  3. asleep at the switch: Dictionary.com
  4. asleep at the switch: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. asleep at the switch: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. asleep at the switch: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. asleep at the switch: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. asleep at the switch: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. asleep at the switch: Urban Dictionary

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adjective:  (idiomatic) Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.

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