That expression is " to fall asleep at the switch" .
那个表达就是“to fall asleep at the switch”(玩忽职守)。
Note that " falling asleep at the switch" is less commonly used.
请注意,“falling asleep at the switch”不太常用。
Several publishers were asleep at the switch, and missed the book’s potential.
【asleep】几家出版商掉以轻心,没看到这本书的潜力。
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