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go to bed with the chickens

go to bed with the chickens verb: to go to bed very early.

Verb

go 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)

  1. (figuratively) To go to bed very early.

Synonyms of go to bed with the chickens

Forms of go to bed with the chickens

third-person singular presentgoes to bed with the chickens
present participlegoing to bed with the chickens
pastwent to bed with the chickens
past participlegone to bed with the chickens

Origin of go to bed with the chickens

Compare French se coucher avec les poules.

Questions about go to bed with the chickens

What does go to bed with the chickens mean?
Go to bed with the chickens means to go to bed very early.
What part of speech is go to bed with the chickens?
Go to bed with the chickens is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to bed with the chickens?
The past tense of go to bed with the chickens is went to bed with the chickens.

Words near go to bed with the chickens in the dictionary

  1. go through with
  2. go to
  3. go to bat
  4. go to bed
  5. go to bed with
  6. go to bed with the chickens
  7. go to bed with the sun
  8. go to blazes
  9. go to Cain's
  10. go to Canossa
  11. go to earth

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