Sleep Idioms RR Flashcards

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Cat Nap

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A quick but restful nap

“I am going to try to take a cat nat before we go over to their house”

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Deep Sleep

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To sleep Well

“When David is in deep sleep it is nearly imposible to wake him up”

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Night Owl

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Someone who often stays up late because they function better at night than in the morning”

“When I was young, I was a night owl, but now I like to go to bed early”

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Sleep Fest

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An event that is so boring that you can’t help (no poder evitar) but fall asleep”

“Today’s meeting was a sleep fest. I couldn’t stay awake”

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Sleep Tight

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A saying to tell someone before going to bed meaning to sleep well

“Sleep Tight. We will talk about this in the morning”

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Sleepover

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To sleep in somebody’s house

“My daughter is going to have a sleepover this weekend and she is inviting all her little friends over to the house”

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To Be Between the Sheets

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To get into bed

“I am so tired I can’t wait to get between the sheets”

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To Burn the Candle At Both Ends

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To be exhausted because you are working too much at night and early in the morning

“She is burning the candle at both ends. If she doesn’t get some rest she is going to get sick”

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To Drink Oneself To Sleep

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To drink alcohol to the point where one is unconscious

“After work, he came home and drank himself to sleep”

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To Get Off To Sleep

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To finally begin to sleep after initially being difficult

“If I drink coffee after 5p.m. it is difficult for me to get off to sleep”

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To Go To The Bed With The Chickens

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To go to bed early

“He always goes to bed with the chickens”

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To Hit the Hay

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To go to bed

“You should hit the hay, you looked tired”

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To Hit The Sack

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To Go to Bed

“I am going to hit the sack early tonight. I’m so tired”

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To lose Sleep Over Someone or Something

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To be worried about something so much that you can’t sleep

“Don’t lose any sleep over it. I am sure everything will be fine”

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To Nod Off

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To fall asleep usually unintentionally

“The lecture was so boring I couldn’t help (no poder evitar) but nod off a little bit”

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To not Sleep a Wink

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To not get any sleep even though you try to

“I didn’t sleep a wink last night”

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To Sleep On Something

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Not deciding until the following day so that the person has extra time to think about it

“Thank you for the offer. Before accepting it I’d just like to sleep on it”

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To Sleep Something Away

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To spend a lot of time sleeping

“He was so sick that he slept the wholw day way”

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To Sleep With The Fish

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To murder someone and then put the body in a lake, river or ocean

“The gangsters said he would br sleeping with the fish in no time”

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To Turn In

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To go to bed

“Good Night. I am going to turn it in