forty winks
Example Sentences
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We probably all know about counting sheep, or letting sleeping dogs lie, but the facts about forty winks in the animal kingdom are still subject to debate.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2014
Then I managed to get forty winks or so of sleep around sunrise.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Your master is going to take forty winks.
From 813 by Leblanc, Maurice
The old Squire had withdrawn, laughingly explaining that he could not do without his forty winks on a hot Sunday afternoon.
From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram
When music ceased to have charms, and the Judge declared he must get his "forty winks" after dinner, Portia boldly declared that she would stay and see that he had them comfortably.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May
