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
Catharinakah-tah-REE-nah (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish
Flavia['fleivjə]
Ajith-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Akim-Russian
Aranrhod-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
BartolomĚJ-Czech