met de kippen op stok gaan
Meaning: to go to bed very early, at sunset.
Language: Dutch
Literally: to go to roost with the chickens
Category: Animals
Origin: The phrase draws on the farm practice of chickens roosting as darkness falls, treating early sleep as a return to animal simplicity.
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