Fig.: to go to bed very early

Working on a farm, you need to go to bed with the chickens because you must get up very early in the morning to milk the cows

Lavorando in una fattoria devi andare a letto con le galline, perché la mattina ti devi alzare molto presto per mungere le mucche

I tried to teach my children to go to bed early - as they say "with the chickens" -, but more often than not at 11 p.m. they are still up watching TV

Ho provato a insegnare ai miei bambini ad andare a letto presto - come si dice "con le galline" -, ma molto spesso alle 11 di sera sono ancora alzati a guardare la TV

Usually, chickens enter the coop or go up a tree to sleep at sundown