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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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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Total found: 102 !
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Grace-Elodie

Rating: 5

November 7, 2007

Instead of "40 winks", in French we say "insomnies"

Summer-pistil

Rating: 5

November 5, 2007

Instead of "40 winks", in Chinese, Cantonese we say "眨眼"

Eugenio F.

Rating: 0

October 25, 2007

very interesting

Alvis

Rating: 4

October 20, 2007

Guest

Rating: 3

October 2, 2007

Irene G.

Rating: 5

September 24, 2007

Gilles R.

Rating: 5

September 4, 2007

Instead of "40 winks", in French we say "avoir les popières lourdes"

Guest

Rating: 3

September 3, 2007

Instead of "40 winks", in Spanish we say "siesta"

pamela

Rating: 3

August 30, 2007

Guest

Rating: 4

August 27, 2007

Total found: 102 !
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