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forty winks
noun as in short sleep
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Dad having forty winks on the sofa after lunch on Christmas Day.
From The Guardian
It ranks airports by qualities such as discomfort, poor service, bad food, cumbersome immigration procedures and how hard it is to grab forty winks while waiting for a connection.
From Economist
That should make it easier to fall asleep after scanning headlines before you get your forty winks.
From Time
Researchers say taking forty winks in the middle of the day could reduce blood pressure and stave off heart attacks.
From BBC
Beauty sleep seekers rejoice; there are plenty of places at which to steal forty winks.
From Reuters
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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