awake(n) someone from something

awake(n) someone from something
awake(n) someone from something
to cause someone to wake up from something. •

The crowing of the rooster awakened Sally from her slumbers.

She awakened herself from a deep sleep when she fell out of bed.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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