sleep together

idiomatic phrase

informal
: to have sex with each other
She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.

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The pair ultimately do sleep together, but after a climactic break-up, Alyssa is later seen with a girlfriend. Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Nov. 2024 More interns sleep together in the closet than attendings! Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024 The throuple was now working together, sleeping together, and living together. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024 The duo did end up sleeping together in the original's Season 9 when Frasier consoled Roz following a breakup. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleep together 

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleep together was in 1936

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“Sleep together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20together. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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