What does it mean sleeping like a log?

sleep very well
informal. : to sleep very well.

Where does the expression slept like a log come from?

Sleep like a log. This one seems pretty intuitive, right? Logs are immobile and difficult to move, just like someone sleeping soundly. Some historians believe that this phrase actually comes from the sound of sawing being similar to the sound of snoring!

Is sleeping like a log an idiom?

Sleep like a log: to sleep very soundly (deeply) — so well that noises don’t even wake you up. It’s so heavy and big it would just stay there in the same position and sleep. A log is very hard to move (or disturb). So this is a really easy idiom to remember.

What does slept like a dog mean?

Informal to be sexually promiscuous. sleep in.

What does it mean to feel like a log?

infml to sleep very well, without being woken by any noises: I slept like a log – I didn’t even hear the thunderstorm.

What does it mean when someone says they slept like a rock?

To experience a very deep and restful sleep; to sleep soundly.

What is power napper?

A power nap or cat nap is a short sleep that terminates before deep sleep (slow-wave sleep; SWS). A power nap is intended to quickly revitalize the sleeper. Cornell University social psychologist James Maas coined the term.

Why do we say slept in?

Do you know the derivation of “sleeping in”? I know it means sleeping late, but why do people say “sleeping in” instead of “sleeping late”? Short answer: “sleep in”, in the meaning of “sleep late(r than normal)”, seems to have developed as an idiom within the past 100 years, apparently borrowed from Scots.

What is a metaphor for sleep?

Some sleep metaphors include: Stealing Sleep. Catching Zs. Hitting the hay.

What is a idiom for sleep?

I think I’m going to turn in for the night. A number of idioms relate to the quality of sleep and how deeply we sleep. If someone sleeps like a log, they sleep well, not waking at all for a long period: I slept like a log last night – I didn’t even hear the rain.

Is sleep like a log a metaphor or simile?

The saying, “you can sleep like a log,” is an example of a simile because it compares “you” to the “log” using the word like.