go to bed with the chickens
English
Etymology
Compare French se coucher avec les poules.
Verb
go to bed with the chickens (third-person singular simple present goes to bed with the chickens, present participle going to bed with the chickens, simple past went to bed with the chickens, past participle gone to bed with the chickens)
- (figuratively) To go to bed very early.
- Synonym: go to bed with the sun
Translations
go to bed early — see go to bed with the sun
See also
Further reading
- “go to bed with the chickens” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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