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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

[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

catch forty winks

[catch forty winks] See: [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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[sponge on] or [off] {v. phr.} To exploit parasitically; depend upon for support. * /He is already forty years old, but he refuses to go to work and sponges off […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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