Sleep Idioms RR Flashcards
Cat Nap
A quick but restful nap
“I am going to try to take a cat nat before we go over to their house”
Deep Sleep
To sleep Well
“When David is in deep sleep it is nearly imposible to wake him up”
Night Owl
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”
Sleep Fest
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”
Sleep Tight
A saying to tell someone before going to bed meaning to sleep well
“Sleep Tight. We will talk about this in the morning”
Sleepover
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”
To Be Between the Sheets
To get into bed
“I am so tired I can’t wait to get between the sheets”
To Burn the Candle At Both Ends
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”
To Drink Oneself To Sleep
To drink alcohol to the point where one is unconscious
“After work, he came home and drank himself to sleep”
To Get Off To Sleep
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”
To Go To The Bed With The Chickens
To go to bed early
“He always goes to bed with the chickens”
To Hit the Hay
To go to bed
“You should hit the hay, you looked tired”
To Hit The Sack
To Go to Bed
“I am going to hit the sack early tonight. I’m so tired”
To lose Sleep Over Someone or Something
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”
To Nod Off
To fall asleep usually unintentionally
“The lecture was so boring I couldn’t help (no poder evitar) but nod off a little bit”
