sleep like a log
UK/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɒɡ/US/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/
sleep like a log verb: to sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Verb
sleep 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)
- To 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 of sleep like a log
Forms of sleep like a log
| third-person singular present | sleeps like a log |
|---|---|
| present participle | sleeping like a log |
| past participle | slept like a log |
| past | slept like a log |
Questions about sleep like a log
- What does sleep like a log mean?
- Sleep like a log means to sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
- What part of speech is sleep like a log?
- Sleep like a log is a verb.
- How do you pronounce sleep like a log?
- Sleep like a log is pronounced /ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of sleep like a log?
- The past tense of sleep like a log is slept like a log.
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