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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