toss and turn
toss and turn — idiom
1. to keep rolling your body and changing position in bed because you are worried o
to keep rolling your body and changing position in bed because you are worried or uncomfortable and cannot fall asleep
Shanti tossed and turned all night before her first day at the new hospital.
toss and turn + time phrase for a sleepless night
The room was too hot, so Asher tossed and turned until the early morning.
cause + toss and turn showing discomfort
Worried about the exam results, Sofia lay in bed tossing and turning for hours.
After drinking strong coffee at dinner, Bilal tossed and turned half the night.
The children tossed and turned in their beds, too excited to sleep before the trip.
- lie awake
focuses on being unable to sleep, without the rolling movement
- twist and turn
less common variant; same restless-in-bed meaning
- sleep soundly
sleep deeply without waking or moving
文法句型
toss and turn (all night)
用法筆記
Almost always describes being in bed; the cause is usually worry, noise, heat, or discomfort. Often paired with a time phrase such as 'all night' or 'for hours'.