toss and turn
Wrestle with sheets
To toss and turn is to shift restlessly in bed, unable to fall asleep or stay asleep.
The phrase captures the physical manifestation of sleeplessness—rolling from side to side, flipping pillows, rearranging covers: I tossed and turned all night worrying about the interview.
Often implies mental agitation keeping the body from rest.
- flipQuick turning motion
- restlessUnable to be still
- bedFurniture for slumber
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- rollList of names
restless night · thrash · sleeplessness · can't sleep · squirm · twist · fidget · fitful · rumination · racing thoughts · worry · writhe · tangled sheets · overthinking · discomfort · night · stir · anxiety
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- sleep problemsinsomnia, sleep apnea, night terrors, hypersomnia, nightmares
toss and turnsleep like a log
Doze very soundly
sleep like a baby · deep sleep · dead to the world · out like a light · restorative sleep
turn, return, toss, turning, turned, returned, turns, tossed, overturn