- forty winks
- noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1828 a short sleep ; nap
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Forty winks — is an English idiomatic noun that can be used in the singular or plural and means: to take a nap for a short period of time (usually not in bed),cite web | url = http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forty%20winks| title = WordNet Search 3.0| … Wikipedia
forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
forty winks — n [U] informal a very short sleep ▪ I felt a lot better after I had forty winks … Dictionary of contemporary English
forty winks — ► forty winks informal a short daytime sleep. Main Entry: ↑forty … English terms dictionary
forty winks — noun uncount INFORMAL a short sleep, especially during the day: NAP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forty winks — n. Informal a short sleep; nap … English World dictionary
forty winks — noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) • Syn: ↑nap, ↑catnap, ↑cat sleep, ↑short sleep, ↑snooze • Derivationally related forms: ↑snooze (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
forty winks — n. a nap; sleep. (Usually with a quantifier. Either forty or some, a few, a bunch of, etc.) □ I could use forty winks before I have to get to work. □ I need forty winks before I get started again … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
forty winks — If you have forty winks, you have a short sleep or rest, generally during the day. Dad likes to have forty winks after a game of golf … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
forty winks — noun A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap. As youre so tired, why not try to catch forty winks before you leave? … Wiktionary
