asleep at the wheel
idiomPart ofasleep
asleep at the wheel — idiom
1. failing to notice or act on a problem you are responsible for watching, especial
1.idiom
Definition
failing to notice or act on a problem you are responsible for watching, especially at a critical moment.
Example
The auditors were asleep at the wheel while the company quietly lost millions of dollars.
Critics said the city council was asleep at the wheel during the flood last summer.