What is the difference between didn’t get to sleep and “toss and turn”? [closed]

Solution 1:

"Toss and turn" is most often used to indicate a restless sleep. The idea is that while you may fall asleep, you also move around frequently and don't sleep very soundly.

Cambridge Dictionary:

to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep

Solution 2:

To get to sleep means to manage to fall asleep. To toss and turn means to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to fall asleep. Therefore, these two expressions are not synonymous. You toss and turn when you can't get to sleep.

Solution 3:

"I didn't get to sleep for two or three hours" could mean that the person wasn't trying to fall asleep -- maybe they were listening to music or reading a book.

"Toss and turn" means they were trying -- and failing -- to fall asleep.