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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
Orfeo-Italian, Spanish
Ruba-Arabic
Antoninus-Ancient Roman
SawyerSOI-ər, SAW-yərEnglish (Modern)
MableMAY-bəlEnglish
Ashurst['æʃɜ:st]
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