rock someone to something

rock someone to something
rock someone to something
to help someone, usually an infant, get to sleep by rocking in a rocking chair, cradle, or carriage. •

It is best to rock the baby to sleep after you feed her.

Somehow she learned to rock herself to sleep.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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