English Phrase of the Day
bedtime storyDefinitions
| English > English | |
| bedtime story | |
| 1. n. A fairytale or other story read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep. | |
| Analysis | |
| bedtime | |
| 1. n. The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep. | |
| story | |
| 1. n. A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence. | |
| The book tells the story of two roommates. | |
| 2. n. A lie, fiction. | |
| You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you? | |
| 3. n. (US, colloquial usually pluralized) A soap opera. | |
Example Sentences
You want me to tell you a bedtime story?  |
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