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DictionarySeewinknot sleep a wink
not sleep a winkTo not get any sleep. Our newborn son is rather colicky, so my wife and I haven't slept a wink the last few nights.See also: not, sleep, winknot sleep a winknot to sleep at all. I couldn't sleep a wink last night. Ann hasn't been able to sleep a wink for a week.See also: not, sleep, winksleep a wink, notNot 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, sleepnot sleep a wink If you do not sleep a wink, you do not sleep at all although you try hard to. This was my first Grand Prix win of the season and I was so excited I couldn't sleep a wink that night. Note: You can also say that you do not get a wink of sleep with the same meaning. The hotel was so noisy, I didn't get a wink of sleep.See also: not, sleep, winknot sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all.See also: not, sleep, winknot sleep a ˈwink, not get a ˈwink of sleep not sleep at all: I didn’t sleep a wink last night because I was worrying about my driving test.See also: not, sleep, wink |