conk out

conk out
conk off & conk out
1. Sl. (from years ago.) to fall asleep. •

I conked off about midnight.

I was so tired that I nearly conked off.

I was afraid I would conk out while I was driving.

2. Sl. (always conk out.) [for something] to break down; to quit running. •

My car conked out finally.

I hope my computer doesn't conk out.

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{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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