read (oneself) to sleep

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read (oneself) to sleep

To read until one falls asleep or feels ready to fall asleep. I have to read myself to sleep each night, or else I end up tossing and turning for hours. Dad read himself to sleep in the armchair again.

read oneself to sleep

to read something in preparation for falling asleep. I need a really dull book so I can read myself to sleep. That's the kind of book I use to read myself to sleep.

See also: read, sleep

See also:

read oneself to sleep
be in the Land of Nod
in the Land of Nod
the sandman's coming
sound asleep
dead asleep
cry (oneself) to sleep
cry oneself to sleep
catch flies
go out like a light

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