lay one's head

verb

To go to bed.

Meanings

verblay one's head (third-person singular simple present lays one's head, present participle laying one's head, simple past and past participle laid one's head)

present singular third person lays one's head · participle present laying one's head · participle past laid one's head · past laid one's head

  1. idiomaticslangTo go to bed.
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