sleep a wink
idiom
informal
: to sleep for even a very brief time
—used in negative statements
I didn't/couldn't sleep a wink last night.
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And didn't sleep a wink !!
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Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
Some hunters may not sleep a wink on the eve of the season opener.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
Didn't sleep a wink, caught in between not believing the news and trying to make sense of what is happening.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
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Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
Some hunters may not sleep a wink on the eve of the season opener.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
Didn't sleep a wink, caught in between not believing the news and trying to make sense of what is happening.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Sleep a wink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20a%20wink. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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