get off to sleep

get off to sleep

To begin sleeping, especially after initially struggling to do so. I have a hard enough time getting off to sleep without you guys making so much noise. If you drink a lot of caffeine, that could explain why it takes so long for you to get off to sleep.
See also: get, off, sleep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get off to sleep

to manage to get to sleep finally. About midnight every one finally got off to sleep. I wasn't able to get off to sleep until dawn.
See also: get, off, sleep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • go to sleep
  • sleep over
  • sleep in
  • sleep through
  • take a nap
  • sleep with
  • sleep with (one)
  • a big name/noise
  • a big noise
  • big noise
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It's very difficult to get off to sleep during an unresolved row, or just after a furious exchange of words.
20 Take it easy: Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle but a burst of activity just before bedtime will not help you to get off to sleep. As a rule leave two hours between exercise and going to bed.
Here's the diet of your dreams; FORGET ALL THE FADDY DIETS, EXPERTS SAY ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT IS BY GETTING SOME MORE SLEEP DOZING FOR JUST ONE HOUR EXTRA A NIGHT COULD BE THE ANSWER TO LOSING WEIGHT AND FEELING GREAT
Your daughter will need to relearn how to go to bed at an earlier time and get off to sleep herself.
Supermam
Sleep problems fall into several categories - some people can't get off to sleep, some waken early, and the real unfortunates suffer both.
When sleeping beauty wakes to Summer Madness; Bedtime, when you are tired and can't think straight, is no time to worry over problems