sleep tight
If one keeps oneself tightly bundled one will sleep warm and rest wellIf one keeps oneself tightly bundled one will sleep warm and rest well.
» Good night, sleep tight.
Gute Nacht! Schlaf gut! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIf one keeps oneself tightly bundled one will sleep warm and rest well.
Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite!
Examples
7 sentencesGood night, sleep tight.
deGute Nacht! Schlaf gut! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sleep tight, baby girl.
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
deSchlafe gut und träume süß! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sleep tight, Sean.
Солодких снів, Шоне. — deniko
deSchlafe gut, Sean. — Esperantostern
Good night and sleep tight!
ruСпокойной ночи и сладких снов. — marafon
Origin
The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can jusThe word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.