go to sleep

Related to word: sleep

Idiom

Definition

  1. To experience a temporary loss of sensation and control in a limb, such as an arm or leg, typically due to poor circulation caused by prolonged pressure or awkward positioning.

    • My foot has gone to sleep because I've been sitting for too long.

    • She woke up to find her arm had gone to sleep because she had been lying on it all night.

    • Your leg might go to sleep if you don't sit in the correct posture.