Tossing and Turning means lying in bed and tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Pinyin zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè.

Basic Interpretation Tossing and turning means tossing and turning. To toss and turn means to go over and over again. To lie in bed and toss and turn is to be unable to sleep. It describes that there is something on one's mind or something heavy on one's mind.

Originally from "The Book of Songs - Zhounan - Guan Ju": "Easy and carefree; tossing and turning."

Example My friends all went to sleep quickly, but I was the only one tossing and turning in bed.

The grammatical construction is a union; it is usually used as subject, predicate, determiner, or gerund in a sentence.

Near synonym for tossing and turning: refers to tossing and turning back and forth when you can't sleep. Metaphorically, things are repeated again and again.

Antonym High Pillow Without Worry: Sleeping with a high pillow at ease. It describes the absence of worries or peace of mind.

Turning in his grave

1. If he knew that he had become world-famous, I am afraid he would be turning in his grave.

2. It's late at night and I'm tossing and turning.

3. He was worried and tossed and turned about for the day.

4. He tossed and turned all night long because of that thing in his mind, which made it difficult for him to sleep.

5. After a night of tossing and turning and looking at Maruko, he finally couldn't help himself and ran up to the kitchen to cook a midnight snack.

6, I lay in bed at night tossing and turning, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the teacher's criticism was right.

7. On the night he was about to leave, I tossed and turned in bed, trying to organize some words to say to him, but my mind went blank.

8, If she knew what I had become. Would be tossing and turning in her grave too.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Tossing and Turning above