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Where's the origion of Sleep Tight don't let the bed bugs bite?
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What does the phrase sleep tight mean?
The phrase sleep tight means that an individual is affectionately hoping another person has a good sleep. It is often used in a rhyme such as "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite".
What is the meaning of the idiom 'don't let the bedbugs bite'?
Because bedbugs hurt when they bite! You say "don't let the bedbugs bite" as part of a nightly ritual - the entire phrase is "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite." This phrase comes from the time when matresses rested on rope supports on the bed, and you slept better if the ropes were tight instead of sagging. Bedbugs are bugs that crawl around the house after dark looking for blood - they get into the bed and bite whoever is asleep, leaving painful and very itchy sores.
What does sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite means?
"Tight" or "tightly" was a synonym for "well," "good," "properly," etc. in the 19th and early 20th centuries; "sleep tight" therefore simply means "sleep well."The phrase didn't derive from the use of bed ropes on old beds, and is not a very old expression at all. The first known written use of "sleep tight" is from 1866 when Susan Bradford Eppes wrote in her diary, Through Some Eventful Years, "Goodbye little Diary. Sleep tight and wake bright, for I will need you when I return."Also, "bedbugs bite" is simply an extended version of the original "sleep tight" bedtime message, the origin of which is currently unknown and which didn't start to be used until the middle of the 20th century.According to Phrase Finder the myth that the phrase derives from the use of bedropes seems to have stemmed from an episode of the BBC program Antiques Roadshow during which an appraiser told a client the story, and it has been perpetuated; historical house curators have been fighting to correct it ever since.
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tight, plight, might, fight, bite, kite, light, height, white
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Why do you say sleep tight?
The phrase "sleep tight" originated when mattresses were set upon ropes woven through the bed frame.(before box-springs were invented) To remedy a sagging, uncomfortable matress caused by sagging and loose ropes, one would use a bed key to tighten the rope. Means have a good sleep
What rhymes with might and fight?
Bite, height, kite, light, night, right, sight, tight, white.
