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ESL Exercise: Sleep Idioms
Sleep Idioms
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
1. I got very little sleep during the last week of school. I look forward to the Christmas break so I can
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
.
2. Grace is getting married tomorrow. She knows she is going to have a difficulty to get
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
the night before her wedding.
3. Karin’s newborn baby woke up at midnight and has been crying ever since. Karin did
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
that night.
4. Sometimes I take a 15 minute
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
during the day just to feel more energized and refreshed.
5. I usually
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
between midnight and 1 a.m. I should try and go to bed earlier.
6. We spend two weeks on our aunt’s farm every summer. It’s so peaceful and quite that I always
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
there.
7. Many people say they
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
at night, losing their sleep over stress.
8. To stay healthy and attractive adults should go to the bed early and get about 8 hours of sleep every night. This is sometimes called a
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
.
9. I woke up around midnight and was
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
until early morning hours. I guess I was too excited about my trip next week!
10. I loved staying at my cousin’s farm house. But there was one thing I disliked: the rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at the
select
shuteye
sleep like a log
toss and turn
hit the hay
cat nap
not sleep a wink
wide-awake
crack of dawn
beauty sleep
recharge my batteries
and woke me up every morning!
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