slept like logs

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So they went to bed and soon they started snoring. They slept like logs for some time.Hi,Does "slept like logs" mean "slept soundly like logs with no feelings and consciousness?" Thanks.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,
Yes.
Clive

Khoff · Answer

But it's much more common to hear it with a singular subject.  I don't know why, but "I slept like a log" or "he slept like a log" sounds fine, while "they slept like logs" sounds a little odd to me.  I wouldn't call it wrong, but it's less idiomatic.

Philip · Answer

khoffBut it's much more common to hear it with a singular subject. I don't know why, but "I slept like a log" or "he slept like a log" sounds fine, while "they slept like logs" sounds a little odd to me. I wouldn't call it wrong, but it's less idiomatic.

Right. I think it sounds better, even in the case of a plural subject, to make log singular.
We were so tired that we all slept like a log and didn't even hear Philip's snoring most of the night.

Optilang · Answer

For me, the plural is fine - 'my children are sleeping like logs'.

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