"Don't sleep on"

[Dan Goncharoff]

I heard the usage "Don't sleep on the 49ers" from Joe Benigno on WFAN radio
in NYC this morning.

DanG


On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 1/11/2012 09:53 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> >Steve Serby in today's NYPost writes about Romeo Crennel's blueprint
> >for the NY Giants to defeat the Green Bay Packers. Item IV is "don't
> >sleep on Jermichael Finley".
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> >I have this phrasing a lot recently on sports programs. I take it to
> >mean "don't deal with lightly" or something similar.
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> "Don't fall asleep about" (the whereabouts of Finley)?  He's a tight end.
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> Joel
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