Forty Winks Meaning

Forty Winks is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Forty Winks

(idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.

Example :   As you're so tired, why not try to catch "forty winks" before you leave?.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16  ...who evidently a glutton for work, it struck him, was having a quiet forty winks for all intents and purposes on his own private account while Dublin slept.

Meaning of Forty Winks

Forty Winks is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Forty Winks stands for (idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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