When you have a very short sleep you have ...... (informal expression)

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

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Total found: 102 !
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Jae B.

Rating: 0

December 17, 2008

Instead of "40 winks", in Korean we say "잠깐 눈 붙이다"

Jose

Rating: 5

December 12, 2008

Muy curioso.
Instead of "40 winks", in Spanish we say "Dormir la siesta/ Dar una cabezada"

Guest

Rating: 5

November 2, 2008

Very useful
Instead of "40 winks", in Spanish we say "No pegar un ojo"

Erica

Rating: 5

October 31, 2008

Guest

Rating: 5

October 10, 2008

Guest

Rating: 4

September 26, 2008

san k.

Rating: 3

September 22, 2008

YUKI

Rating: 0

August 13, 2008

Instead of "40 winks", in Japanese we say "hito nemuri"

Guest

Rating: 2

August 10, 2008

Guest

Rating: 2

July 9, 2008

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