Idiom of the day :- Count sheep

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

You won’t find him counting sheep. He sleeps very well, thank you. I if this sounds odd it’s because to count sheep is an old method of trying to get to sleep by counting imaginary lambs jumping over a fence in one’s mind. ‘Poor father. I know I’ve disappointed him. I hope he doesn’t lie in bed counting sheep thinking that I have failed him, ‘ Sal sighed.