go to bed with the chickens
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare French se coucher avec les poules.
Verb edit
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 edit
go to bed early — see go to bed with the sun
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “go to bed with the chickens” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.