read (oneself) to sleep

To read until one falls asleep or feels ready to fall asleep. I have to read myself to sleep each night, or else I end up tossing and turning for hours. Dad read himself to sleep in the armchair again.

read oneself to sleep

to read something in preparation for falling asleep. I need a really dull book so I can read myself to sleep. That's the kind of book I use to read myself to sleep.

词组	read (oneself) to sleep
释义	read (oneself) to sleep read (oneself) to sleep To read until one falls asleep or feels ready to fall asleep. I have to read myself to sleep each night, or else I end up tossing and turning for hours. Dad read himself to sleep in the armchair again. See also: read, sleep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. read oneself to sleep to read something in preparation for falling asleep. I need a really dull book so I can read myself to sleep. That's the kind of book I use to read myself to sleep. See also: read, sleep McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: read oneself to sleep be in the Land of Nod in the Land of Nod the sandman's coming sound asleep dead asleep cry (oneself) to sleep cry oneself to sleep catch flies go out like a light
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