a cat nap

a cat nap

A very brief but restful period of sleep. I'm going to try to squeeze in a cat nap before my next shift starts, or else I'll be feeling sluggish for the entire evening.
See also: cat, nap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • nap
  • sleep like a top
  • sleep like a rock
  • sleep like a baby
  • sleep like a log
  • sleep like a log/top
  • sleep like a log/top, to
  • sleep like a
  • take a nap
  • winks
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by Kat Lay TIrEdI'm dog ThESE snoozing animals are clearly dog tired - or in desperate need of a cat nap.
You have just taken a Cat Nap, a cat's number-one secret."
MICKEY the cat thought he had found the ideal place for a cat nap - on the engine of a Ford Mondeo.
After all that exertion, she probably went home for a Cat nap.
But one did occasionally have a cat nap during the news .