Sleep: English Vocabulary List

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

"I am tired, time to hit the sack."

"I am really tired so I think I will hit the sack early tonight for once in my life."

to get no sleep

"I did not sleep a wink."

"The baby's crying all night meant that she did not sleep a wink."

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

"I slept like a baby."

"After the long journey, I slept like a log and didn't wake up until noon the next day."

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

"I tossed and turned all night worrying."

"She tossed and turned all night worrying about her job interview which was scheduled for the next morning."

to manage to get some sleep

"I need to catch some Z's."

"I need to catch some Z's before my night shift so please wake me up at ten o'clock."

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

"He catches forty winks on the sofa after lunch."

"He caught forty winks on the sofa before getting ready for his night shift."

to start going to sleep

"He went home to pound his ear."

"After working the night shift he went home to pound his ear for a few hours before his next shift started."

to get in bed for sleeping

"I am tired, so I will hit the hay."

"I am really tired so I think I will hit the hay early tonight for once."

someone who has a tendency to get up early every morning

"The early bird catches the worm."

"The early bird got the best parking spot because she arrived before everyone else."

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

"Rise and shine — breakfast is ready!"

"The coach knocked on every door at six in the morning shouting rise and shine — training starts now."

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

"The night owl does his best work after midnight."

"The night owl did her best work after midnight when the house was completely silent."

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

"He was so tired he was out like a light."

"As soon as his head hit the pillow he was out like a light and did not move until the alarm rang."

to sleep very deeply

"I slept like a log."

"After hiking all day, I slept like a log and didn't wake up until morning."

sleeping so soundly that one cannot be easily awakened

"He is down for the count."

"After the exhausting marathon, the runner was completely down for the count and slept for twelve hours."

used to refer to someone who is completely awake and conscious

"He is in the land of the living."

"After a long illness, it was a relief to see him finally in the land of the living and alert."