go to bed with the chickens

verb

To go to bed very early.

Similar
go to bed with the sun
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Meanings

verbgo to bed with the chickens (third-person singular simple present goes to bed with the chickens, present participle going to bed with the chickens, simple past went to bed with the chickens, past participle gone to bed with the chickens)

present singular third person goes to bed with the chickens · participle present going to bed with the chickens · past went to bed with the chickens · participle past gone to bed with the chickens

  1. figurativelyTo go to bed very early.

    Synonyms: go to bed with the sun

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo go to bed very early.

Similar
go to bed with the sun
Also see
go to bed with the sun

Origin

Compare French se coucher avec les poules.

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APA

go to bed with the chickens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20bed%20with%20the%20chickens

MLA

“go to bed with the chickens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20bed%20with%20the%20chickens. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to bed with the chickens,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20bed%20with%20the%20chickens.

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