What is the origin of 'sleep tight'?
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noun
1‘a cricket ball’
SYNONYMS
sphere, globe, orb, globule, spherule, spheroid, ovoid
drop, droplet, bead
informal pill
2‘a musket ball’
SYNONYMS
bullet, projectile, shot, pellet, slug, lead
noun
1‘a fancy-dress ball’
SYNONYMS
dance, dinner dance, masked ball, masquerade, tea dance
North American hoedown, prom
thé dansant
informal hop, disco, bop
Phrases
on the ball
‘if you are really on the ball, you'll guess the killer’
SYNONYMS
alert, quick-witted, sharp, bright, quick, keen, perceptive, wide awake, responsive, agile, acute, astute
on one's toes, quick off the mark, quick on the uptake, all there, with it, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
whip-smart
ANTONYMS
slow
have a ball
SYNONYMS
have a good time, have a great time, have fun, have the time of one's life
enjoy oneself
let one's hair down, whoop it up, have a fling, make whoopee, push the boat out, paint the town red, live it up
