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asleep at the switch

[asleep at the switch] {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one's duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall asleep at the switch

[fall asleep at the switch] {v. phr.} To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one's duty. * /The two airplanes wouldn't have collided, if the control tower […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chicken switch

[chicken switch] {n.}, {slang}, {Space English} 1. The emergency eject button used by test pilots in fast and high flying aircraft by means of which they can parachute to safety […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flip-flop

[flip-flop] (1) {v.}, {informal} To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch. * /The football coach had one play in which he flip-flopped his left halfback and fullback./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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