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30-Dec-2005, 01:33
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Sleep Tight
From whence comes the expression 'Sleep Tight?'
I realize it means to sleep well or sleep soundly, but how did the word 'tight' come to mean such a thing? I generally associate the opposite of tightness as being more restful.
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