catch some z's



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]
See also: catch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hesiodos-Ancient Greek
LindaLIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
RomyRO-meeGerman, English
Edwin['edwin]
Fathiyya-Arabic
Gottlob-German