- to sleep on the ground (idiom)
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- to sleep on the ground (idiom)
This phrase typically conveys the idea of simplicity or homelessness, where someone sleeps on the bare ground instead of a bed or more comfortable place. It signifies a lack of luxury or comfort, often associated with difficult circumstances.
He sleeps on the ground in the park, with people coming and going around him.
During the war, many people had to sleep on the ground.
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xí dì ér shuì席地而睡to sleep on the groundzài yě在野wài外Xí席de地ér而shuì睡to sleep on the ground in the wildernesslù yíng露营shí时Xí席de地ér而shuì睡to sleep on the ground while campingxí guàn习惯xí dì ér shuì席地而睡to be accustomed to sleeping on the groundxué sheng学生lǚ xíng旅行shí时Xí席de地ér而shuì睡to sleep on the ground during student travelzì rán自然Zhōng中Xí席de地ér而shuì睡to sleep on the ground in naturejié shěng节省zhù sù住宿fèi yòng费用ér而xí dì ér shuì席地而睡to save accommodation costs by sleeping on the groundwú jiā kě guī无家可归shí时Xí席de地ér而shuì睡to sleep on the ground when homelesswǎn shang晚上zài在gōng yuán公园xí dì ér shuì席地而睡to sleep on the ground in the park at nightlín shí临时xí dì ér shuì席地而睡to sleep on the ground temporarily