- sleep a wink
- {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. * /I didn't sleep a wink all night./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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sleep a wink — informal : to sleep for even a very brief time used in negative statements I didn t/couldn t sleep a wink [=didn t/couldn t sleep at all] last night. • • • Main Entry: ↑sleep … Useful english dictionary
sleep a wink — (not) sleep a wink to not sleep at all. I was so excited last night I didn t sleep a wink. I didn t get a wink of sleep on the plane … New idioms dictionary
sleep a wink — {v. phr.} To get a moment s sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. * /I didn t sleep a wink all night./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sleep\ a\ wink — v. phr. To get a moment s sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. I didn t sleep a wink all night … Словарь американских идиом
sleep a wink — get a moment s sleep I didn t sleep a wink last night … Idioms and examples
not sleep a wink — phrase to not sleep at all Thesaurus: being awake and not sleepingsynonym Main entry: sleep * * * not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all * * * not get/have a ˈwink of sleep | not sleep a ˈwink … Useful english dictionary
not sleep a wink — to not sleep at all. I was so excited about our trip that I didn t sleep a wink last night. Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms not get a wink of sleep or not have a wink of sleep: Poor Henry didn t get a wink of sleep on the plane … New idioms dictionary
not sleep a wink — (not) sleep a wink to not sleep at all. I was so excited last night I didn t sleep a wink. I didn t get a wink of sleep on the plane … New idioms dictionary
not sleep a wink — not get a wink of sleep or not sleep a wink to not sleep at all I didn t get a wink of sleep last night … English dictionary
wink — ► VERB 1) close and open one eye quickly as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2) shine or flash intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of winking. ● as easy as winking Cf. ↑as easy as winking ● … English terms dictionary
