"sleep like a dog" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sleep like a dog.ogg Forms: sleeps like a dog [present, singular, third-person], sleeping like a dog [participle, present], slept like a dog [participle, past], slept like a dog [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sleep<,,slept> like a dog}} sleep like a dog (third-person singular simple present sleeps like a dog, present participle sleeping like a dog, simple past and past participle slept like a dog)
  1. (simile) Synonym of sleep like a log Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: sleep like a log [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sleep_like_a_dog-en-verb-h9hvOwtv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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