English · Word pair Candidate

toss and turn

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have trouble sleeping due to stress or discomfort

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mất ngủ do căng thẳng hoặc khó chịu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to physically move back and forth in bed

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent trăn trở (verb) to toss and turn (in bed) Tiếng Việt Near equivalent trằn trọc (verb) to toss and turn (in bed); to toss about Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “toss and turn” mean?

To have trouble sleeping due to stress or discomfort Literally: to physically move back and forth in bed

Is “toss and turn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“trăn trở” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.

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