in+the+arms+of+morpheus

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• in the arms of Morpheus —    asleep    A euphemism only when used of someone who should have kept awake:     At this hour when it is very hot he is usually to be found in the arms of Morpheus which means, I understand, that he is sleeping. (Farrell, 1973)    Morpheus, the …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• in the arms of morpheus — phrasal Usage: usually capitalized M : asleep * * * in the arms of Morpheus literary phrase sleeping Thesaurus: asleep and unconscioussynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• in the arms of Morpheus — held in the arms of the god of sleep; sleeping, asleep …   English contemporary dictionary

• in the arms of Morpheus — literary sleeping …   English dictionary

• in the arms of Morpheus — idi asleep …   From formal English to slang

• Morpheus — Morphean, adj. /mawr fee euhs, fyoohs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Hypnos and the god of dreams. 2. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep. [1325 75; ME < L < Gk morph(é) form + L eus n. suffix; coined by Ovid, with allusion to the forms seen in… …   Universalium

• Morpheus — /ˈmɔfiəs/ (say mawfeeuhs) noun 1. Greek Mythology a minor deity, son of the god of sleep; the god of dreams. –phrase 2. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep. {Middle English, from Latin, from Greek morphē form, in allusion to the forms seen in dreams} …  

• Morpheus — Mor|phe|us [ mɔrfiəs, mɔr,fjus ] noun LITERARY the ancient Greek god of dreams and sleep in the arms of Morpheus LITERARY sleeping …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Morpheus — UK [ˈmɔː(r)fjuːs] / US [ˈmɔrfɪəs] / US [ˈmɔrˌfjus] noun literary the ancient Greek god of dreams and sleep • in the arms of Morpheus …   English dictionary

• Morpheus — Mor|phe|us [ˈmo:fiəs, fju:s US ˈmo:r ] n in the arms of Morpheus literary asleep …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Morpheus — noun in the arms of Morpheus literary asleep …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English