not get a wink of sleep



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not get a wink of sleep

To not get any sleep. Our newborn son is rather colicky, so my wife and I haven't gotten a wink of sleep the last few nights.
See also: get, not, of, sleep, wink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benedita-Portuguese
KirkKURKEnglish
Aldreda-Medieval English
Gerolf-Dutch
Corneliakawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Andreia-Portuguese