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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Origin of 'sleep tight'

Hi

Oxfordictionaries.com talks about the origin of the idiom sleep tight here. Not a very satisfying explanation, I would say. What do you think?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-sleep-tight

Thanks,

Tom

  

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html The origins of the phrase are apparently so hotly contested that several wars have been fought over it. Sleep tightly, Jack

— Jack Dammit

  • html The origins of the phrase are apparently so hotly contested that several wars have been fought over it.
  • Sleep tightly, Jack
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Check this out:

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sleep-tight.html

The origins of the phrase are apparently so hotly contested that several wars have been fought over it.

Sleep tightly,

Jack

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