go to bed with the chickens



go to bed with the chickens

Fig. to go to bed at sundown-at the same time that chickens go to sleep. They say that farmers go to bed with the chickens. We always go to bed with the chickens and get up early too.
See also: bed, chicken

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ignaasikh-NAH:SDutch
Jana (1)YAH-nah (Dutch, German)Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan
Rohesia-Medieval English (Latinized)
Yevgenyyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
LiisLEE:SEstonian
CecilSEE-səl, SES-əlEnglish