Meanings
verbgo out like a light (third-person singular simple present goes out like a light, present participle going out like a light, simple past went out like a light, past participle gone out like a light)
present singular third person goes out like a light · participle present going out like a light · past went out like a light · participle past gone out like a light
- simileTo fall asleep quickly.
Translations
Spanish quedarse frito
- quedarse fritofall asleep quickly
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APA
go out like a light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20out%20like%20a%20light
MLA
“go out like a light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20out%20like%20a%20light. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go out like a light,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20out%20like%20a%20light.
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