uberferro.blogg.se - Let sleeping dogs lie origin

She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap. take a nap ( also have a nap especially British English ) ( also have forty winks informal ) to sleep for a short time during the day I think I’ll have a nap. oversleep to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning I overslept and was late for work. He was fast asleep (=completely asleep ) by the time I got home. Did you sleep well? be asleep to be sleeping The baby’s asleep – don’t wake her. When saying that someone is not awake, you use be asleep Most people sleep for about eight hours. Sleep is usually used when talking about how long, how deeply, or where someone sleeps. THESAURUS sleep to rest your mind and body with your eyes closed. not sleep a wink informal (=not sleep at all ) I didn’t sleep a wink last night. have trouble sleeping (=to not sleep well ) Why do so many elderly people have trouble sleeping? sleep like a log ( also sleep like a baby ) informal (=sleep very well ) I was exhausted and slept like a log. be unable to sleep He lay down but was unable to sleep. phrases can’t/couldn’t sleep I went to bed, but I couldn’t sleep. sleep late (=not wake up until late in the morning ) She had slept late it was already eleven. barely/hardly sleep (=to not sleep well ) I’d hardly slept the night before the wedding. sleep fitfully literary (=sleep badly, waking up after short periods, especially because you are worried ) She slept fitfully, her mind filled with images of Jack’s face. sleep uneasily (=not sleep well, because you are worried ) That night I slept uneasily, anxious about the meeting the next day. sleep peacefully Celia slept peacefully beside him. sleep soundly/deeply (=in a way that means you are not likely to wake ) Within seconds, Maggie was sleeping soundly. sleep badly Eleanor slept badly that night.

2 → sleep rough 3 → sleep on it 4 → sleep tight 5 → somebody can sleep easy 6 → sleep two/four/six etc 7 → let sleeping dogs lie 8 literary QUIET if a village, house etc sleeps, it is very quiet during the night COLLOCATIONS adverbs sleep well I haven’t been sleeping well lately. Did you sleep well? He’s lucky because at least he has somewhere to sleep.

S1 W2 verb ( past tense and past participle slept / slept / ) 1 HBH SLEEP to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed → asleep I usually sleep on my back.

I use this all the time, its simply a point of no return.Sleepily sleeplessly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Human sleep sleep 1 / sliːp / but the owner or someone else might just take it out on you as well. Ie kicking a dead dog that you know is dead. Ie kicking a sleeping dog that you know is sleeping. next expression "well he got served with an idiots coup de grace"īoth sayings imply that there will be further implications after proceeding to argue a point after the saying is stated. This is an issue that is settled (written in stone), the situation/ decision will not change, no matter the argument. ie the next expression you'd be using would be "Hindsight is 20/20"Ģ. This is an issue that you should just leave alone as the situation could escalate and become drastically worse. The basis here: In legal proceedings are that futile arguments in front of a judge carry warnings and will usually after that point reap repercussions.ġ. I'll confer with slimered and explain further.