conk off
slang
1. proverb To fall asleep. He was so tired after his long day at work that he conked off during the movie. We were just about to conk off when the car alarm started blaring outside.
2. Of a machine, to break or completely lose functionality. Judging by all that noise coming from her car, I'm pretty sure it's about to conk off. The blender stopped working again today—it must be ready to conk off. Ah! I was right in the middle of using my hand mixer when it conked off on me!
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conk off
and conk out 1. Sl. (from years ago.) to fall asleep. I conked off about midnight. I was so tired that I nearly conked off. I was afraid I would conk out while I was driving.
2. Sl. (always conk out.) [for something] to break down; to quit running. My car conked out finally. I hope my computer doesn't conk out.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
conk off
in. to fall asleep. I conked off about midnight.
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