catch some z's

Take a nap, go to sleep, as in I stayed up all night studying so I'd better catch some z's. This term alludes to the buzzing sound of snoring. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gilbert	GIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)	English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Aliah	-	English (Rare)
Prabhakar	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Telesphoros	-	Ancient Greek
&Aelig;Lf&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Neda (2)	-	Persian