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drift off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"

drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, dope off, doze off, drop off

zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"

Translations

w>drift off

vi to drift off (to sleep) → einschlafen; (= doze) → eindämmern

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Exhausted Both night and day I struggle to sleep And yes I know well how slow the time does creep Any time of day I can just drift off for a minute or two These small naps are now a big issue It's only in the last year or two That I have struggled to sleep the whole night through Most of the time I feel totally washed out Sleep I need I cannot go without I am totally exhausted and I don't look or feel right I pray I get some sleep tonight Newcastle Brown usually does the trick Tonight I'm having at least five or six GEORGE MCLANDERS

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