sleep with


verb
  1. (intr, preposition) to have sexual intercourse and (usually) spend the night with: Also: sleep together

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sleep with

sleep with

Be sexually intimate with, as in The playwright had made several attempts to sleep with the maid. The related phrase sleep together means “have sexual relations,” as in We wondered if they were sleeping together but didn't dare to ask them. The verb sleep has been associated with sex since the 10th century. Sleep with dates from the 1300s sleep together was first recorded a century later.

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