Sleep · Health
sleep like a log
sleep very deeply
If you sleep like a log, you sleep very deeply and do not wake easily.
This vs that
I slept like a log.
I'm a light sleeper.
Hear it in real life
Did you hear the storm last night?
No, I slept like a log.
I slept like a log after the long hike yesterday.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiom is the natural everyday way to describe sleeping very deeply.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I slept like a wood last night.
Say: I slept like a log last night.
The fixed expression is 'sleep like a log'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sleep like a log
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about sleep.
get a good night's sleep
I need to get a good night's sleep before the exam.
have trouble sleeping
I've been having trouble sleeping lately.
Sleep words
Health · Sleep: the words around “sleep like a log”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I slept like a log.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sleep like a log
sleep very deeply
“I slept like a log after the long hike yesterday.”
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