doss down

slang To lie down and sleep. I was so tired that I just dossed down in the middle of the living room.

doss down (for some time)

Sl. to lie down to sleep for a period of time. Chuck dossed down for a few hours before the evening performance. It's midnight: time to doss down.

doss down

verb

See doss down for some time

See also: doss, down

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

chuck down
chuck something down
bounce up and down
boogie down
boogie down to (some place)
boogie down to somewhere
anything new down your way?
come a gutser
bucket down
be down to (one)

References in periodicals archive

Even on holiday I am expected to doss down on the floor or a couch.

Just Joan: Wife won't sleep with me in the summer

He certainly did not have an open house at his presbytery for all and sundry to come in and doss down.

Violent modern life condemned by Archbishop

It belongs to the AMERICANS - and if he doesn't doss down there the US Embassy will ask for this chunk of our heritage back.

ONE PLEDGE THAT LABOUR CAN'T FIELD

However - and doubtless to the Foreign Secretary's relief - she selflessly agreed to doss down on the floor so he could kip in comfort.

THE NIGHT JACK STRAW KIPPED IN CONDI'S BED; Rice's shock offer on her cramped jet

My first thought was that he was a homeless man looking for somewhere to doss down, but I didn't want to hang around to find out for sure.

Graveyard shift was a dead end; NOT SO SPOOKY: GHOSTBUSTERS OUT OF A JOB IN HAUNTED CEMETERY

The Chancellor, known as a bachelor slob, was happy to make his SIX-bedroom flat available to them and doss down in the Premier's pad.

BLAIRS SWAP No 10 FOR A BIGGER PAD NEXT DOOR!; HAVE MY PLACE, SAYS BACHELOR BROWN

However - and doubtless to Mrs Straw's relief - she selflessly agreed to doss down on the floor so the Foreign Secretary could kip in comfort.

THE NIGHT JACK STRAW SLEPT IN CONDI'S BED; Rice's shock offer aboard cramped jet

GANGSTER Mad Frankie Fraser has been forced to doss down with students during the festival after being banned from the city's guest houses and hotels - despite being a performer.

150,000 FLOCK TO FUN-SHINE FESTIVAL !; Parade kicks off 50th party

While he and Spencer doss down in Ian's fish and chip van, old Nana Moon is dispatched to the Slaters where their idea of seasonal joy is sitting around candles in their overcoats.

Christmas and New Year soaps: THE FINAL CONFLICT

THE Justice Minister is moving into a building where drunks and vagrants doss down for the night, the Mirror can reveal.

MINISTERS MOVE TO 'HAUNT FOR DRUNKS' McDowell's new office is home to city vagrants

She said: "Every night I doss down I fear I'll get attacked or raped.

BEAUTY AND THE STREETS; Pin-up is tramp living rough

He had just arrived in the city from the tiny outback town of Wiluna 600 miles away and was about to doss down in the park when he was slashed around the body, head and throat.

BACKPACK BRITS ACCUSED OF KNIFING ABORIGINE; Two in court after horrific attack in park

The others end up sweet- talking gardai sergeants into letting them doss down in the cells.

SCANDAL OF HOMELESS KIDS WHO SLEEP BEHIND BARS; Gardai put them up in cells

词组	doss down
释义	doss down doss down slang To lie down and sleep. I was so tired that I just dossed down in the middle of the living room. See also: doss, down Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. doss down (for some time) Sl. to lie down to sleep for a period of time. Chuck dossed down for a few hours before the evening performance. It's midnight: time to doss down. See also: doss, down McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. doss down verb See doss down for some time See also: doss, down McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: chuck down chuck something down bounce up and down boogie down boogie down to (some place) boogie down to somewhere anything new down your way? come a gutser bucket down be down to (one) References in periodicals archive Even on holiday I am expected to doss down on the floor or a couch. Just Joan: Wife won't sleep with me in the summer He certainly did not have an open house at his presbytery for all and sundry to come in and doss down. Violent modern life condemned by Archbishop It belongs to the AMERICANS - and if he doesn't doss down there the US Embassy will ask for this chunk of our heritage back. ONE PLEDGE THAT LABOUR CAN'T FIELD However - and doubtless to the Foreign Secretary's relief - she selflessly agreed to doss down on the floor so he could kip in comfort. THE NIGHT JACK STRAW KIPPED IN CONDI'S BED; Rice's shock offer on her cramped jet My first thought was that he was a homeless man looking for somewhere to doss down, but I didn't want to hang around to find out for sure. Graveyard shift was a dead end; NOT SO SPOOKY: GHOSTBUSTERS OUT OF A JOB IN HAUNTED CEMETERY The Chancellor, known as a bachelor slob, was happy to make his SIX-bedroom flat available to them and doss down in the Premier's pad. BLAIRS SWAP No 10 FOR A BIGGER PAD NEXT DOOR!; HAVE MY PLACE, SAYS BACHELOR BROWN However - and doubtless to Mrs Straw's relief - she selflessly agreed to doss down on the floor so the Foreign Secretary could kip in comfort. THE NIGHT JACK STRAW SLEPT IN CONDI'S BED; Rice's shock offer aboard cramped jet GANGSTER Mad Frankie Fraser has been forced to doss down with students during the festival after being banned from the city's guest houses and hotels - despite being a performer. 150,000 FLOCK TO FUN-SHINE FESTIVAL !; Parade kicks off 50th party While he and Spencer doss down in Ian's fish and chip van, old Nana Moon is dispatched to the Slaters where their idea of seasonal joy is sitting around candles in their overcoats. Christmas and New Year soaps: THE FINAL CONFLICT THE Justice Minister is moving into a building where drunks and vagrants doss down for the night, the Mirror can reveal. MINISTERS MOVE TO 'HAUNT FOR DRUNKS' McDowell's new office is home to city vagrants She said: "Every night I doss down I fear I'll get attacked or raped. BEAUTY AND THE STREETS; Pin-up is tramp living rough He had just arrived in the city from the tiny outback town of Wiluna 600 miles away and was about to doss down in the park when he was slashed around the body, head and throat. BACKPACK BRITS ACCUSED OF KNIFING ABORIGINE; Two in court after horrific attack in park The others end up sweet- talking gardai sergeants into letting them doss down in the cells. SCANDAL OF HOMELESS KIDS WHO SLEEP BEHIND BARS; Gardai put them up in cells
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