get sleep

This page is about the collocation get sleep

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to spend time asleep

For example

  • He's yawning, so I guess he didn't get enough sleep last night.

  • How much sleep have you been getting lately?

Note:
Almost always expanded with a determiner like "much", as in "Did you get much sleep?", or a possessive noun, as in "get a good night's sleep" and "get a moment's sleep"

Quick Quiz

Terry didn't get any sleep last night. He

a. got up really early

b. was awake all night

c. was having bad dreams
a) got up really early b) was awake all night c) was having bad dreams

Contributor: Matt Errey