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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Fight falling asleep

Is this idiomatic?

I have to fight not falling asleep.
  

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Yes, ' fall asleep ' is an idiom meaning ' begin to sleep '.

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  • Yes, ' fall asleep ' is an idiom meaning ' begin to sleep '.
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Yes, 'fall asleep' is an idiom meaning 'begin to sleep'.
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Anonymous
Is this idiomatic?


I have to fight not falling asleep.



It is not really wrong but idiomatic; it is not. These are:

I have to fight to stay awake

I was trying hard to keep from falling asleep
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AnonymousI have to fight not falling asleep.
The "not" here is strange -- this seems to mean that you want to sleep. If you mean that you try to stay awake, say "I have to fight (against) falling asleep."
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