| Idiom | Sleep on It |
|---|---|
| Example | The boss said he'd tell me tomorrow if I got the job or not. He had to sleep on it. |
| Meaning | to put off making a decision until at least the next day so that you can think about it overnight |
| Origin | For thousands of years people have wanted to have extra time to make up their minds about issues. In the early 1500s someone decided to call this process "sleeping on it," and the expression has been popular ever since. |
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