cut some Zs

cut some Zs
catch some Zs & cop some Zs & cut some Zs
to get some sleep. (In comic strips, Zs are used to show that someone is sleeping or snoring.) •

I gotta catch some Zs before I drop.

Why don't you stop a little bit and try to cop some Zs?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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