tossed and turned
Couldn't settle down
Tossed and turned describes restless movement in bed, unable to sleep.
The phrase captures the physical shifting—rolling from side to side, flipping over, adjusting position—that accompanies insomnia or troubled thoughts: I tossed and turned all night worrying about the interview.
Almost always appears in past tense.
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- rollList of names
- emotional turmoilIntense inner agitation
- sleeplessnessInability to rest
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
can't sleep · rumination · shift · wriggling · worry · overthinking · sleep deprivation · racing thoughts · insomnia · wide awake · wakefulness · lying awake · up all night · counting sheep · fidgeting · bed sheets · rolling over · sheet
tossed and turneddead to the world
Deeply, unrousably asleep
out like a light · rested easy · slumbered · conked out · crashed
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