sleep like a log en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɒɡ/ (UK)
- /ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/ (US)
- /-ˈlɑɡ/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(qualifier:simile) To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Swithin chuckled when he read it, and feeling frightfully tired, went to bed and slept like a log.
1909, John Galsworthy, Villa Rubein, and Other Stories:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleeping like a log | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slept like a log | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slept like a log | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sleeps like a log | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
sleep of the just · saw logs · saw wood
Synonyms
sleep like a dog · sleep like a rock · sleep like a mouse · sleep like a top · sleep like a baby
Translations (47)
nl slapen als een roos (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme une pierre (to sleep well, without disturbance) · gl durmir coma un leirón (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fi nukkua kuin tukki (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ga codladh an róin a dhéanadh (to sleep well, without disturbance) · pl spać jak suseł (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ru спать, как уби́тый (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un loir (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un sapeur (to sleep well, without disturbance) · sw lala fofofo (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un caïman (to sleep well, without disturbance) · es dormir a pierna suelta (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un sabot (to sleep well, without disturbance) · oc dormir coma una soca (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme une souche (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir du sommeil du juste (to sleep well, without disturbance) · wa doirmi come on taesson (to sleep well, without disturbance) · es dormir como un ceporro (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ca dormir com un soc (to sleep well, without disturbance) · pl spać jak zabity (to sleep well, without disturbance) · az daş kimi yatmaq (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme une loutre (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir à poings fermés (to sleep well, without disturbance) · de schlafen wie ein Murmeltier (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme une marmotte (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme une masse (to sleep well, without disturbance) · wa doirmi come ene sokete (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ko 세상 모르고 자다 (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un bienheureux (to sleep well, without disturbance) · es dormir como un tronco (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un sonneur (to sleep well, without disturbance) · cy cysgu fel clawdd (to sleep well, without disturbance) · it dormire come una marmotta (to sleep well, without disturbance) · pl spać jak dziecko (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ca dormir com un tronc (to sleep well, without disturbance) · hu alszik, mint a bunda (to sleep well, without disturbance) · oc dormir coma un socàs (to sleep well, without disturbance) · he ישן שנת ישרים (to sleep well, without disturbance) · gl durmir coma unha pedra (to sleep well, without disturbance) · pl spać jak kamień (to sleep well, without disturbance) · wa doirmi come on sodoirmant (to sleep well, without disturbance) · de schlafen wie ein Stein (to sleep well, without disturbance) · fr dormir comme un bébé (to sleep well, without disturbance) · ru спать, как суро́к (to sleep well, without disturbance) · sv sova som en stock (to sleep well, without disturbance) · pt dormir como uma pedra (to sleep well, without disturbance) · nl slapen als een blok (to sleep well, without disturbance)