(Old fashioned) Full period of sleep and rest. Why ‘winks’ refers to sleep is a conundrum. Forty refers to a long period of time.
Forty winks
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American Idioms – Idiom Wizard Lists Over 5,500 Idioms & Slang Descriptions
American Idioms – Idiom Wizard Lists Over 5,500 Idioms & Slang Descriptions
DEFINITION
(Old fashioned) Full period of sleep and rest. Why ‘winks’ refers to sleep is a conundrum. Forty refers to a long period of time.
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