- forty winks
- informal
a short sleep during the day.
She just had time to put her feet up and catch forty winks before dinner.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
She just had time to put her feet up and catch forty winks before dinner.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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