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origin of: sleep tight, make sure the bugs don’t bite The rope-mattress origin of the phrase sleep tight definitely seems far-fetched Tight has several closely related senses from where ‘deep, sound’ could very easily have evolved, and there’s no reason to assume elaborate stories It’s especially suspicious when they try to bring in the full rhyme, because the part about the bed bugs is clearly much younger than the phrase itself
Alternatives to Good Night when sleeping in the afternoon "Sweet dreams" would technically work, but it's not usually used except with people you are very familiar with (children, romantic partners, family, etc ) You could also use "sleep well" at night — it's not restricted to napping or sleeping for long periods during the day Also, you can use "good night" for situations other than going to sleep
Opposite of Nightmare? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange You need an appropriate adjective to qualify the dreams as good, pleasant, nice or lovely Probably the most common adjective which is closely related to 'good' is the one used in the very common expression: Sweet dreams!!, used to wish a good night with pleasant dreams See also : Sweet dreams
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away
etymology - Origin of the saying The hawk is out - English Language . . . You will hear the old folks say, "Look out children, Hawkins is coming " The original publication date of Evans' "Weather-Lore" was not at first clear from the textual evidence in Strange Ways and Sweet Dreams; the article appeared to have been reprinted from Southern Workman 25, no 1, January 1896
grammaticality - English Language Usage Stack Exchange These are lyrics from the Beyoncé song "Sweet Dreams" (link to the part in question ) I've been curious about this for a while If one considers "Till death do us part" to be correct, could this sentence be considered correct as well? Interestingly, these lyrics are changed in the album version (link): Not even death could make us part
Is heinz sight an eggcorn of hindsight? Mondegreens are what you get when listeners mishear words; for example when people think the song lyrics are Sweet dreams are made of cheese instead of Sweet dreams are made of these Eggcorns are what you get when people swap homophones in phrases, such as spelling here, here H-E-A-R instead of H-E-R-E