verb
Meaning 1
To go to bed very early.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go to bed with the chickens
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
go to bed with the sun
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History
Etymology
Compare Danish gå i seng med solen.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: gå i seng med hønsene — Translations
- Danish: gå i seng med solen — Translations
- Dutch: met de kippen op stok gaan — Translations
- Finnish: mennä hyvin aikaisin nukkumaan — Translations
- French: se coucher avec les poules — Translations
- German: mit den Hühnern schlafen gehen — Translations
- German: mit den Hühnern zu Bett gehen — Translations
- Greek: κοιμάμαι με τις κότες (koimámai me tis kótes) — Translations
- Italian: andare a letto con le galline — Translations
- Italian: andare a letto con i polli — Translations
- Polish: chodzić spać z kurami — Translations
- Russian: c ку́рами ложи́ться (c kúrami ložítʹsja) — Translations
- Russian: ложи́ться спать c ку́рами (ložítʹsja spatʹ c kúrami) — Translations
- Slovak: chodiť spať so sliepkami — Translations
- Spanish: acostarse con las gallinas — Translations