(be) able to do something in your sleep

(be) able to do something in your sleep
be able to do sth in your ˈsleep idiom
(informal) to be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before

I haven't done many portraits, but I could paint landscapes in my sleep.

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  • can do something in your sleep — phrase to be able to do something so easily that you do not need to think about it, especially because you have done it so many times before I’ve driven there so many times, I could do it in my sleep. Thesaurus: to be good at doing… …   Useful english dictionary

  • can do something in your sleep — to be able to do something so easily that you do not need to think about it, especially because you have done it so many times before I ve driven there so many times, I could do it in my sleep …   English dictionary

  • sleep — sleep1 [ slip ] (past tense and past participle slept [ slept ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive to go into a natural state in which you are unconscious for a time and your body rests, especially for several hours at night: The baby usually sleeps in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sleep — sleep1 W2S1 [sli:p] v past tense and past participle slept [slept] 1.) to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed →↑asleep, oversleep ↑oversleep ▪ I usually sleep on my back. ▪ Did you sleep well… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sleep — 1 /sli:p/ verb past tense and past participle slept /slept/ 1 REST (I) to rest your mind and body by being asleep: I normally sleep on my back. | You re welcome to stay if you don t mind sleeping on the floor. | sleep well/soundly: Did you sleep… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sleep*/*/*/ — [sliːp] (past tense and past participle slept [slept] ) verb I 1) to go into a natural state in which your body rests and you are unconscious, especially for several hours at night The baby usually sleeps in the afternoon.[/ex] ‘Did you sleep… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sleep — [[t]sli͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦ sleeps, sleeping, slept 1) N UNCOUNT Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think. They were exhausted from lack of sleep... Try and get some sleep... Be… …   English dictionary

  • Sleep — Waking up redirects here. For other uses, see Waking Up (disambiguation). This article is about sleep in general; for specifically non human sleep see Sleep (non human); for other uses, see Sleep (disambiguation). Sleeping child Sleep is a… …   Wikipedia

  • can - could - be able to — These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and the possibility of something being the case. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • be able to — These words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and the possibility of something being the case. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are… …   Useful english dictionary

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