sleep like a log

US/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/US/-ˈlɑɡ/UK/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɒɡ/

verb

To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.

Similar
sleep like a babysleep like a dogsleep like a mousesleep like a rocksleep like a top
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Meanings

verbsleep like a log (third-person singular simple present sleeps like a log, present participle sleeping like a log, simple past and past participle slept like a log)

present singular third person sleeps like a log · participle present sleeping like a log · participle past slept like a log · past slept like a log

  1. simileTo 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

    Synonyms: sleep like a baby, sleep like a dog, sleep like a mouse, sleep like a rock, sleep like a top

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.

Similar
sleep like a babysleep like a dogsleep like a mousesleep like a rocksleep like a top
Also see
sleep like a babysleep like a dogsleep like a mousesleep like a rocksleep like a top

Translations

Catalan dormir com un soc, dormir com un tronc
  • dormir com un socto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir com un troncto sleep well, without disturbance
Dutch slapen als een blok, slapen als een roos
  • slapen als een blokto sleep well, without disturbance
  • slapen als een roosto sleep well, without disturbance
Finnish nukkua kuin tukki
  • nukkua kuin tukkito sleep well, without disturbance
French dormir à poings fermés, dormir comme un bébé
  • dormir à poings fermésto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un bébéto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un bienheureuxto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un caïmanto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un loirto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un sabotto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un sapeurto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme un sonneurto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme une loutreto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme une marmotteto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme une masseto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir comme une pierreto sleep well, without disturbance
German schlafen wie ein Murmeltier, schlafen wie ein Stein
  • schlafen wie ein Murmeltierto sleep well, without disturbance
  • schlafen wie ein Steinto sleep well, without disturbance
Hebrew ישן שנת ישרים
  • ישן שנת ישריםto sleep well, without disturbance
Hungarian alszik, mint a bunda
  • alszik, mint a bundato sleep well, without disturbance
Irish codladh an róin a dhéanadh
  • codladh an róin a dhéanadhto sleep well, without disturbance
Italian dormire come una marmotta
  • dormire come una marmottato sleep well, without disturbance
Korean 세상 모르고 자다
  • 세상 모르고 자다 (sesang moreugo jada)to sleep well, without disturbance
Polish spać jak zabity, spać jak kamień
  • spać jak zabityto sleep well, without disturbance
  • spać jak kamieńto sleep well, without disturbance
  • spać jak susełto sleep well, without disturbance
  • spać jak dzieckoto sleep well, without disturbance
Portuguese dormir como uma pedra
  • dormir como uma pedrato sleep well, without disturbance
Russian спать, как суро́к, спать, как уби́тый
  • спать, как суро́к (spatʹ, kak surók)to sleep well, without disturbance
  • спать, как уби́тый (spatʹ, kak ubítyj)to sleep well, without disturbance
Spanish dormir como un tronco, dormir como un ceporro
  • dormir como un troncoto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir como un ceporroto sleep well, without disturbance
  • dormir a pierna sueltato sleep well, without disturbance
Swahili lala fofofo
  • lala fofofoto sleep well, without disturbance
Swedish sova som en stock
  • sova som en stockto sleep well, without disturbance
Welsh cysgu fel clawdd
  • cysgu fel clawddto sleep well, without disturbance
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MLA

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Chicago

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