beauty sleep



somebody's beauty sleep

  (humorous)
the sleep that someone needs in order to feel healthy and look attractive If you don't mind, I'm going to bed now. I have to get my beauty sleep.
See also: beauty, sleep

beauty sleep

n. sleep; the sleep one requires. (Usually mentioned by nonbeautiful men as a joke.) You really need some beauty sleep. Why don’t you try a week of it and see if that works?
See also: beauty, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rodionrah-dee-ONRussian
Aurelianoow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Italian
Wu-Chinese
Maximiliaan-Dutch
Lionellee-o-NEL (French), LIE-nəl (English)French, English
Sawney-Scottish