Iris
Are these phrases common? to have 40 winks to get your head down to hit the sack to turn in=go to bed Do you use them? Which other similar phrases are common?
6 mrt. 2015 12:07
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Getting ones head down could simply be used as meaning to concentrate on a task. Sample sentence, " my exam is coming up next week, it's time for me to get my head down." it is a phrase used both in the UK and the US.
6 maart 2015
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To hit the sack ,go to bed is common in my country. It's such a schlep Yiddish word shchlep for hassle
6 maart 2015
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'Have forty winks' is one of those phrases that always comes up in lists of entertaining English idioms, but I've never heard anyone say it. We'd be more likely to say 'have a nap'. The others are used from time to time. 'Hit the hay' is a variation on 'Hit the sack'. It's not something I'd ever say myself, but the expression exists.
6 maart 2015
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Yes Iris all of these phrases are pretty common.
6 maart 2015
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