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forty winks

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.

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[shut-eye] {n.}, {slang} Sleep. * /It's very late. We'd better get some shut-eye./ * /I'm going to get some shut-eye before the game./ Compare: [FORTY WINKS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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