Lie-in (Noun)
Meaning
A long stay in bed in the morning.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- I treated myself to a lie-in on Sunday morning and didn't get out of bed until lunchtime.
- After a late night, she decided to have a lie-in and skip breakfast.
- The hotel room was so comfortable that we had a lovely lie-in and almost missed checkout time.
- He had a lie-in and woke up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day.
- It was a lazy weekend, and we both enjoyed a lie-in, sleeping in until the afternoon.