asleep at the switch

Part of speech: 2adv.

玩忽职守, 错过机会

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Part of speech: 2adv.

玩忽职守, 错过机会

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a slap in the face a slap in the face a slap on the wrist a slap on the wrist as large again as as large again as as large as life as large as life ASLE ASLE asleep

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