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    forty winks

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    C2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A short nap or sleep.
    I'm going to have forty winks before we go out.

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    The tortoise and the hare - Stories for Kids

    02:54The tortoise and the hare - Stories for Kids
    • "I'll have forty winks and catch up with you in a minute." The hare woke with a start from a fitful sleep and gazed around, looking for the Tortoise.

      "I'll have forty winks and catch up with you in a minute." The hare woke with a start from a fitful sleep and gazed around, looking for the Tortoise.

    • I will have forty winks and catch up with you in minute.

      I will have forty winks and catch up with you in minute.

    B2

    BBC Learning English_Sleeping on the job_2016

    06:13BBC Learning English_Sleeping on the job_2016
    • Yes, it's always nice to have a short sleep, or what I call forty winks, during the day.

      Yes, it's always nice to have a short sleep, or what I call forty winks, during the day.

    • We heard napping, nod off, sleeping on the job, insomniac, forty winks, power nap, Naptivist, attitude, countercultural, work ethic, well-being, nine-to-five, siesta.

      We heard napping, nod off, sleeping on the job, insomniac, forty winks, power nap, Naptivist, attitude, countercultural, work ethic, well-being, nine-to-five, siesta.

    A2