Forty Winks (Noun)
Meaning
Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- After a long morning of studying, she decided to take forty winks on the couch before heading out to meet her friends.
- The office worker dozed off for forty winks at his desk during his lunch break.
- The baby was fussy, but eventually she settled down for forty winks in her stroller.
- The traveler tried to get forty winks on the bus ride, but the constant stops made it difficult.
- During the afternoon slump, he leaned back in his chair and caught forty winks at his desk.