Sleep like a log

[Tdol]

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[Humble]

It's been a hard day's night
I should be sleeping like a log

[BobK]

Originally Posted by Humble

It's been a hard day's night
I should be sleeping like a log

Spot on, Humble

Did you know that 'hard day's night' was a play on words (which makes me think that this 'Lennon-McCartney' song, or this bit of it at least, was written by John Lennon). The usual collocation is "a hard day's work" or "a hard day's digging" (any strenuous labour, often physical).

b

ps

The strenuous work in question, at the time the phrase was first coined, is reputed to have been a long recording session, which lasted late into the night.

[Humble]

Tnx, Bob,
How very interesting!

[Tdol]

I thought the phrase came from Ringo Starr.

[BobK]

And, after sticking my neck out, I thought it was George Harrison who first used the phrase (possibly after a day's filming, rather than recording); but pop trivia isn't really my thing .

I still think it was John rather than Paul, though, who decided to use it in a song. (This is only a guess, and I certainly wouldn't make a big thing of defending the view.)

b

[Tdol]

I'm not a big Beatles fan, so I could well be wrong about the source. I think it was John who wanted it in the song too.

[Murtadha Ali]

I think it is the "well" because the people like to sleep like a log and the log lie very well.

[Epica]

Originally Posted by Murtadha Ali

I think it is the "well" because the people like to sleep like a log and the log lie very well.

i agree with you but i am not sure

[Belly T]

No, I think Ringo devised the phrase" Eight days a week"
But a hard day night is a very common in english, right?