go to bed with the chickens

English

Etymology

Compare French se coucher avec les poules.

Verb

go to bed with the chickens (third-person singular simple present goes to bed with the chickens, present participle going to bed with the chickens, simple past went to bed with the chickens, past participle gone to bed with the chickens)

1. (figuratively) To go to bed very early.

   Synonym: go to bed with the sun

Translations

go to bed early — see go to bed with the sun

See also

• rise with the lark

Further reading

• “go to bed with the chickens” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.