asleep at the wheel vs on the hop

asleep at the wheel

adj
  • Synonym of asleep at the switch 

on the hop

prep
  • Playing truant from school. 

  • Spontaneous; unplanned. 

  • Unprepared; unready and unable to deal with something. 

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