单词 | to catch some z's |
释义 | > as lemmasto catch some z's b. In colloquial phrase to catch some z's and variants, to get some sleep (where z represents the sound of snoring). U.S.Pronounced /ziːz/ in the U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] sleepc825 swotherc1000 lib1567 peep1699 caulk1818 to pound one's ear (also pillow)1894 flop1907 to catch some z's1963 1963 Amer. Speech 38 174 An onomatopoetic construction reported four times is get some Z's... Variants occurring once were: bagging Z's, copping some Z's, cutting Z's, and knocking out Z's. 1973 A. Dundes Mother Wit 238 Got to go..cop me some z's. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xxxii. 71/1 All Harvey wanted..was to pop his Sominex and catch a few z's. < as lemmas |
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