catch forty winks / catch some zs/ take forty winks

catch forty winks / catch some zs/ take forty winks
Catch forty winks / catch some Zs/ take forty winks
 уснуть, вздремнуть
 I’ll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.

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  • catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • snooze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nap, doze, sleep, forty winks. See inactivity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, drowse, nap; see rest 1 , sleep . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. doze, nap, drowse, *catch some Zs, take a siesta.… …   English dictionary for students

  • nap — I 1. verb they were napping on the sofa Syn: doze, sleep, sleep lightly, take a nap, catnap, rest, take a siesta; informal snooze, catch forty winks, get some shut eye, catch some Zs, catch a few Zs 2. noun a nap will make you feel better …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • rest — I n 1. sleep, repose, slumber. Inf. beauty sleep; nap, catnap, nod, snooze, doze, siesta, Inf. forty winks; coma, Pathol. sopor, trance, stupor; lethargy, sluggishness, torpor, torpescence; dormancy, hibernation, estivation. 2. pause, halt, stand …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • rest — I 1. verb 1) he needed to rest Syn: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, have/take a break, unbend, unwind, recharge one s batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, put one s feet up; lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …   English dictionary for students

  • slumber — v 1. doze, drowse, nap, catnap, take a nap, take a siesta, nod off, drop off, Inf. snooze, Inf. snatch or catch forty winks, Inf. catch some shut eye, Sl. zizz, Brit. Sl. doss; sleep, count sheep, rest in the arms of Morpheus, visit the sandman,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sleep — 1. noun go and have a sleep Syn: nap, doze, siesta, catnap, beauty sleep; informal snooze, forty winks, bit of shut eye, power nap; literary slumber 2. verb she slept for about an hour go to sleep put an animal to sleep …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • sleep — v 1. rest, repose, slumber, All Sl. flake out, sack in, sack out, hit the sack, conk off, crash, log Z s, catch some Z s, count sheep, Brit. Sl. doss; nap, catnap, take a siesta, Inf. catch forty winks; doze, drowse, nod off, drop off, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. doze, sleep; pile, surface, texture. See repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A short sleep] Syn. siesta, cat nap, snooze, doze; see rest 1 , sleep . 2. [The finish of certain goods, especially fabric] Syn …   English dictionary for students

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