catch forty winks



catch forty winks

 and take forty winks; have forty winks
Fig. to take a nap; to get some sleep. I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party. I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning.
See also: catch, forty, wink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WiebeVEE-bə (Dutch, German), WEE-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch, German
Marcellomahr-CHEL-loItalian
HalİT-Turkish
NikŠA-Croatian
Juditezhoo-DEE-tə (Portuguese), zhoo-JEE-chə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
AnjaAHN-yah (Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, German, Dutch