Oct 1, 2013 · 4 I believe that many, or in fact, most of you have heard the phrase "sleep like a baby". But actually, where does the phrase originate from? Personally, I don't think using baby is a good …

Apr 12, 2019 · In English you can say: sleep like a log (or top) Sleep very soundly. ‘I slept like a log until morning’ In Spanish we have the exact same expression, dormir como un leño, which is an e...

The phrase sleep like a top appears in The Two Noble Kinsmen by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, which was first performed in 1613–14, and published in 1634. There is a possible clue …

Oct 1, 2015 · Sleep can be both intransitive and transitive, as defined in Merriam-Webster. We need to be very flexible in determining whether one verb is transitive or intransitive as sleep has a transitive …

Apr 5, 2016 · Verbs like sleep, go, own, or be have special forms: sleep, sleeps, slept, sleeping go, goes, went, gone, going own, owns, owned, owning be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being that don't …

It means they slept quite soundly (that is, quite deeply). Note, an entry in Willis's Current Notes, on page 48 of the June, 1857 issue, makes the following claim about “sleeps like a Top” or “as sound as a …

Dec 7, 2010 · If one were seeking a woman to pay to sleep with him, he probably wouldn't say "I'm looking for a whore tonight," but use hooker or prostitute. Calling someone a whore can be used to …

5 I'd rather try to circumvent the problem. How about something like this: *"Do you mind if I open the window?" "Go on." *"Do you mind if I take a piece of cake?" "Serve yourself." In the first case it's …

Jul 6, 2019 · There's a Portuguese expression that refers to someone who can't sleep at night (for whatever reason: worry, a colicky baby, finishing a project before the deadline, a night-long party, …

Dec 1, 2014 · I'm imagining the sleep equivalent of words like aphrodisiac, appetiser, etc. For example: Oysters are an aphrodisiac Hot drinks are a {thing that makes one sleepy} thesaurus.com doesn't …