Jen: So are you going to sell your car or not?
Jason: Well, I haven’t made a decision yet. I will need to sleep on it.
Jen: After you sleep on it, let me know what you decide to do.

본문에서 제가 Jason에게 “So are you going to sell your car or not? 그래서 네 차를 팔 거야 안 팔 거야?”라고 묻자 Jason은 “Well, I haven’t made a decision yet. I will need to sleep on it. 글쎄, 아직 결정 못 했어. 좀 더 신중히 생각해 봐야 해.”라고 합니다.

저도 “After you sleep on it, let me know what you decide to do. 그래, 좀 생각해 보고 알려줘.”라고 했습니다. Now keep today’s expression 'sleep on it' in mind and let’s hear the conversation again.

Jen: So are you going to sell your car or not?
Jason: Well, I haven’t made a decision yet. I will need to sleep on it.
Jen: After you sleep on it, let me know what you decide to do.

Today’s expression is sleep on it. To sleep on it means to wait before making an important decision. It basically means that you'll think about overnight and decide the next day.

Sleep on it은 무엇에 대해 '하룻밤 자며 신중히 생각하다', 즉 '숙고하다' '곰곰이 생각해 보다' 라는 뜻입니다. 그러니까 어떤 문제를 당장 결정하지 않고, 하룻밤 정도 시간을 갖고 신중히 생각해 본다는 의미로 사용합니다.

In today's conversation, when I asked Jason if he is going to sell his car or not, he tells me that he still needs to sleep on it. It simply means that he still needs time to decide.

본문에서 Jason은 차를 팔지 안 팔지 아직 결정하지 못했고, 좀 더 생각해 본다고 했습니다. 영어로 “Well, I haven’t made a decision yet. I will need to sleep on it.”라고요.

이렇게 무엇을 결정해야 하는데, 하룻밤 정도 시간을 갖고 좀 더 신중하게 생각해야 할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘sleep on it’입니다.

Now let me give you an example sentence using today’s expression. “Why don’t you sleep on it and let me know tomorrow.” 라는 문장을 해석하면 “하룻밤 더 생각해보고, 내일 알려줘.”라는 뜻입니다.

Now that you know what today’s expression means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jen: So are you going to sell your car or not?
Jason: Well, I haven’t made a decision yet. I will need to sleep on it.
Jen: After you sleep on it, let me know what you decide to do.

Let’s review. To sleep on it means to wait before making an important decision. SLEEP ON IT.