in one's sleep

idiom

: done very easily due to having done the same thing many times before
She could bake those cookies in her sleep.
I can drive that route in my sleep.

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As a result, the body gets only a minimal reprieve from digestion and is fasting for just a few hours, at best, late in one's sleep cycle that is short lived because breakfast soon arrives. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2022

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“In one's sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20one%27s%20sleep. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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