Slang 2017.06.26

1.I'll have a busy day tomorrow, so I think I'll hit the sack.

我明天很忙，我想上床睡觉了。

hit the sack:

(idiomatic) To go to bed.

Synonyms:

hit the hay,

turn into a pumpkin:

(idiomatic, colloquial) To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

2.It's Sunday. I really want to sleep in for once.

周末了，我真想睡个懒觉。

He is late again. He must sleep in again.

他又迟到了，一定是又睡过头了。

sleep in:

(intransitive, idiomatic) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.

3.Most kids these days are night owls. They sleep at wee hours of the morning and get up late in the day.

现在很多孩子都是夜猫子。他们晚上不睡，早上不起。

night owl:

(idiomatic) One who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.

Synonyms:

nighthawk, night person

Antonyms:

early bird,lark,day lark,morning person

wee hours:

The very early morning; nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

Usage notes:

Within the context of a sentence, almost always used with the definite article "the", especially, or a demonstrative adjective.

Synonyms:

(very early morning): small hours, wee small hours

5.have always been an early bird. I love waking up early and running.

我向来就是一个早起的人。我很喜欢早起，出去跑步。

early bird:

(idiomatic) A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

Synonyms:

(one who wakes early): early riser, morning person

the early bird catches the worm