count sheep

Meaning

1. to imagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and to count them, as a way of getting to sleep

In the movies · 1

• - You count sheep at home. - Why? I get paid to count them here.The Matrix Reloaded2003

From the same entry

• be able to count on one hand
• …and counting
• count your blessings
• don't count your chickens
• count the cost
• stand up and be counted
• who's counting
• count against
• count down
• count in
• count on
• count out