Why do we say "Good night, sleep tight"?

Answer 1

because beds used to be giant stuffed pillow-like things on top of ropw strung between four pieces of wood. to when you say sleep tight, you are hoping the ropes under them stay tight. no joke. look below for a pic

Answer 2

The "Sleep tight" part refers to beds in colonial days. The mattresses back then were filled with a soft material such as hay, wool, or other easier to get materials. That mattress was placed on top of a series of inter-woven ropes that resembled a sort of "grid" in appearance. After sleeping on that rope arrangement, the rope would lose it's tautness to a degree, and there was a wooden tool that was used to grab onto the rope and then it was twisted to tighten up the slack rope. So, the "sleep tight" refers to a sleep on a mattress on a nice taut under-surface. Click on the below link for a photo of this type of bed.

Answer 3

Goodnight, Sleep Tight (Nursery Rhyme)

Author: Unknown

Good night, sleep tight,
Don't let the bedbugs bite,
Wake up bright
In the morning light
To do what's right
With all your might.

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes - when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".

Pretty unlikely - it probably referred to tucking in the blankets to avoid nocturnal draughts.

Clark Moran suggests: "Good night, sleep tight," means sleep all night. The usage of the term tight is the same as in water tight or air tight, i.e. secured. In this case, sleep tight means fastened or secured in sleep.

Answer 4

I was having alot of anxiety before sleeping and could not fall asleep. Had many many sleepless nights.

I was just playing with the program one afternoon and wanted to listen to the �Power Nap� track. Next thing I knew I was waking up! Fell right asleep without trying. After using the �Fall Asleep� track, I could fall asleep right away. But I didn't realize that I shouldn't be using that one all night. Switched to Whole Night and have been using it ever since.

I can go to sleep with ease now. I just lay and listen to the sounds and next thing I know I am waking up from a nice sleep. I don't suffer from lack of sleep anymore. I keep an IPod with earbuds next to my bed and take it ALWAYS when traveling. The earbuds help block out ambient noise and the sleep tracks keep me sleeping sound :)

Reboot your brain & sleep soundly again?

Answer 5

You're sure busy Bopols ☺

To answer the question, because Night rhymes with Tight and Bite.

Answer 6

good night----- wishing you a pleasant night sleep................... sleep tight------stay tucked in and don't let the bed bugs bite............bed bugs used to be a common thing, people got sore bites. little bit of un-useful knowledge for ya.........smiles....have a good Monday...........

Answer 7

When you say sleep tight, what you are actually saying is, "I hope your cot is tightly strung".

Answer 8

it's wishing a person to have a good dream and a good rest so he/she will have a good morning the next day.

Answer 9

so you sleep peacefully, not having nightmares whoch makes you twist from left to right (?) hahahhahaah!

Answer 10

So that you fall out of the bed.