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arte, graviter dormire (ex lassitudine)to sleep soundly (from fatigue).Rate it:

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beauty sleepSleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.Rate it:

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beauty sleepC. 1900, Ralph Connor, The Man From Glengarry, ch. 23.Rate it:

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beauty sleepExtra sleep or a special nap.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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bed downThe act of lying down, reclining, preparing for sleep by assuming a supine position/reclining/upon or in a quiet, comfortable venue.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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beddy-byeBedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.Rate it:

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big sleepDeath.Rate it:

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call it a nightTo go to bed to sleep.Rate it:

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camp outTo sleep outdoors, often in a tent.Rate it:

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cat aroundTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around.Rate it:

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catch some z'sTo sleep.Rate it:

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conk outTo fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.Rate it:

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coucher à la belle étoileTo sleep out of doors.Rate it:

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coucher dans son fourreauTo go to sleep without undressing; To turn in all standing (nav.).Rate it:

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coucher sur le carreauTo sleep on the floor.Rate it:

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count sheepTo attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.Rate it:

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curae somnum mihi adimunt, dormire me non sinuntI cannot sleep for anxiety.Rate it:

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cuver son vinTo sleep oneself sober.Rate it:

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dead asleepSleeping in a deep sleepRate it:

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deep sleepArtificially induced hibernation in humans for the purpose of long distance space travel.Rate it:

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deep sleepUsed other than as an idiom: see deep, sleep.Rate it:

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does Dolly Parton sleep on her backSynonym of is the Pope CatholicRate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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dormir comme une marmotte, comme un sabot, comme une souche, les (or, à) poings fermésTo sleep like a top, like a log.Rate it:

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dormir en gendarmeTo sleep with one eye open.Rate it:

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dormir sur les deux oreilles(lit.) To sleep soundly; (fig.) To have no cause for anxiety.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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double-upRequirement to sleep with another individual because of lack of sleeping accomodations.Rate it:

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eat, breathe, and sleepTo devote one's time obsessively to.Rate it:

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eternal sleepDeathRate it:

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eternal sleep(mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion, (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty.Rate it:

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fast asleepSleeping, in a deep sleep.Rate it:

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forty winksSleep, extra sleep, or a nap.Rate it:

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Forty WinksTo take some sleep for shorter period of time, a brief napRate it:

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fox sleepfeigned sleep while actually alertRate it:

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go to sleepAn expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.Rate it:

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good nightA farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.Rate it:

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grasse matinéesleep-in, lie-inRate it:

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Hit the HayTo go to sleepRate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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i wake up dreaming of a new day, i sleep thinking about how to change it.DreamingRate it:

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I'm tiredIndicates that the speaker is in need of rest or sleep.Rate it:

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in lucem dormireto sleep on into the morning.Rate it:

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kip downTo sleep somewhere other than home, forced to do so by circumstances.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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la nuit porte conseilTime will show a plan; Sleep upon it; Seek advice of your pillow.Rate it:

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one could do it in one's sleepSaid of something that can be done very easily.Rate it:

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out like a lightAsleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.Rate it:

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