sleep a wink, not



sleep a wink, not

Not sleep at all, as in I couldn't sleep a wink last night. This expression, in which wink alludes to closing the eyes for sleep, was first recorded about 1325.
See also: not, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Atrides['ætridəs]
ArdalAHR-dahlIrish
Raina-Bulgarian
Laleh-Persian
SelmaSEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
BeckahBEK-əEnglish