Meaning of forty winks | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“As you're so tired, why not try⟳ to catch⟳ forty winks before you leave⟳?”
“[…] who evidently a glutton for work⟳, it struck him, was having a quiet forty winks for all intents and purposes on his own⟳ private account while Dublin slept.”
“Powell: I... sometimes I need⟳ a nap to get⟳ through my shift. I sneak⟳ off behind the crates to grab⟳ forty winks where the supervisor can't find⟳ me.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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