sleep like a log
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
And the, the swaying of the ship and I used to sleep like a log.
I sleep like a log — a clear conscience.’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “sleep like a log” mean?
To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Is “sleep like a log” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.