taking forty winks

Researchers say taking forty winks in the middle of the day could reduce blood pressure and stave off heart attacks.

The Marchioness felt she was justified in taking forty winks, and did so.

It's no good your blinking like an owl and pretending you weren't taking forty winks.

“I mean those two chaps that caught me fast asleep under Paul’s rug on the back seat, taking forty winks when I ought to have kept wide awake.”

The old driver was curled up on his wagon, taking "forty winks," as he called a nap, before starting on the road again.