sleep a wink
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" Act III Scene IV.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
sleep a wink (third-person singular simple present sleeps a wink, present participle sleeping a wink, simple past and past participle slept a wink)
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To sleep at all.
- 1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles:
- I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink
Usage notes[edit]
Used in negative constructions: I couldn't sleep a wink last night. A related positive construction is forty winks.
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References[edit]
- “sleep a wink”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.