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catch forty winks

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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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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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[wink] See: [FORTY WINKS], [SLEEP A WINK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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