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asleep at the wheel

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asleep at the wheel
not paying attention. Why was our government asleep at the wheel when the crisis began?
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of asleep at the wheel (= sleeping while driving a vehicle)
See also: asleep, wheel
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Everyone knows that the cameras might light upon anyone in the audience at anytime, and Villaraigosa's got too much at stake for his future career to be caught asleep at the wheel for a national audience.
EDITORIAL SWEET DREAMS RUNNING THE COUNTRY CAN TIRE A MAYOR OUT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
This is a ruse deflecting attention from the real culprits: raw capitalism, a lust for profit, and an FDA that is asleep at the wheel.
Tort reform no laughing matter by Herin, Nancy J. / The Progressive
Please find out which of your editors was responsible and get them a cup of coffee so they don't fall asleep at the wheel again.
No feminist but an avid golfer by Postoak, Jennifer / Journal of Accountancy
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