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Title:
When you have a very short sleep you have ...... (informal expression)
Answer:
40 winks
 
Hints:
1. You do it with your eyes all the time
 
Equivalents:
1. Have/take a nap
 
Explanation:
So where does the 'winks' come in? People don't tend to wink when asleep.. So.. Huh? :) The unlucky say they 'didn't sleep a wink' all night, an expression used in England since the 14th century (wink is related to 'wince' and 'winch,' a quick dodge, a turn). From 'Listening to America' by Stuart Berg Flexner (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1982).

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Game Summary Statistics
Average Rating 3.5
# of votes 102
# of Garbage Votes 12
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers 1


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Iqbal A.
Rating: 4 July 19, 2007
a good game to learn new words.
Instead of "40 winks", in Bengali we say "Chokh pit pit korche"
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callixte N.
Rating: 4 July 14, 2007
 
Instead of "40 winks", in French we say "Faire un petit somme"
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Julia V.
Rating: 5 July 10, 2007
 
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Guest
Rating: 5 July 9, 2007
 
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Braud M.
Rating: 4 July 8, 2007
 
Instead of "40 winks", in French we say "une sieste"
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cesar a.
Rating: 4 July 6, 2007
 
Instead of "40 winks", in Spanish we say "Dormir un rato"
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mohamed a.
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Rating: 0 July 6, 2007
 
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Maurizio
Rating: 3 July 5, 2007
 
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Guzel F.
Rating: 3 July 2, 2007
 
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vincent
Rating: 0 June 30, 2007
i have finish
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