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Everyday Life - Sleep

Discover how English idioms like "hit the sack" and "forty winks" relate to sleep in English.

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to hit the sack

to rest one's mind and body, with one's eyes closed

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to not sleep a wink

to get no sleep

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to sleep like a baby

to manage to get a full sleep without anyone or anything interrupting

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to toss and turn

to constlantly turn over to the sides due to having difficulty sleeping

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to catch some Z's

to manage to get some sleep

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down for the count

sleeping so soundly that one cannot be easily awakened

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forty winks

a short, light nap or brief sleep taken to rest and regain energy

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to pound one's ear

to start going to sleep

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to hit the hay

to get in bed for sleeping

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early bird

someone who has a tendency to get up early every morning

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rise and shine

used to tell someone it is time to get up and get out of bed

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night owl

a person who has a tendency to sleep very late at night

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in the land of the living

used to refer to someone who is completely awake and conscious

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out like a light

(of a person) in a state of deep unconsciousness or sleep, typically due to extreme fatigue

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to sleep like a log

to sleep very deeply

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