read oneself to sleep



read oneself to sleep

to read something in preparation for falling asleep. I need a really dull book so I can read myself to sleep. That's the kind of book I use to read myself to sleep.
See also: read, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sofiazo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
RiverRIV-ərEnglish (Modern)
Maksymilianmahk-si-MEEL-yahnPolish
MeriwetherMER-i-wedh-ərEnglish (Rare)
Brendan['brendən]
Honora-Irish, English