out like a light

out like a light
out cold & out like a light
1. Fig. unconscious. •

I fell and hit my head. I was out cold for about a minute.

Tom fainted! He's out like a light!

2. Fig. intoxicated. •

Four beers and he was out cold.

He sat in his chair at the table, out cold.

3. Fig. sound asleep. •

After a few minutes of tossing and turning, she was out like a light.

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{adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep; to sleep very quickly. * /Tom got so much fresh air and exercise that he went out like a light as soon as he lay down./ * /As soon as the lights were turned off, Johnny was out like a light./ 2. In a faint; unconscious. * /Johnny was hit by a ball and went out like a light./ * /After she read that Tom had married another girl Jean was out like a light for several minutes./ Compare: OUT COLD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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