sleep·walk /ˈsliːpwɔːk $ -wɒːk/ verb [intransitiveI] 2 [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to get into a bad situation without intending to, because you are not paying attention to what is happeningsleepwalk into The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.
—sleepwalking noun [uncountableU]