get some shuteye

get some shuteye

slang To sleep. Hey, it's late, we should probably try to get some shuteye so we're not exhausted tomorrow. A: "Where's Sara?" B: "Getting some shuteye. I'm not supposed to wake her up for another half hour."
See also: get, shuteye
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get some shut-eye

tv. to get some sleep. We all could use some shut-eye.
See also: get
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • get some shut-eye
  • catch some shuteye
  • shuteye
  • shut-eye
  • some shut-eye
  • stack Z's
  • sauce up
  • preserved
  • your guess is as good as mine
References in periodicals archive
If you'd like to try to get some shuteye earlier in the night, sleep expert Barone said the best change you could make is to limit "blue light" at night.
So why not get some shuteye? No matter what, stay positive.
It may seem like an obvious one, but cancelling out any surrounding noise will make it easier for your mind and body to relax, therefore allowing you to get some shuteye. Try picking up a pair of noise-cancelling headphones and listening to a podcast at a low volume.
The fact Durie - son of Rangers legend Gordon - had to turn to pain killer Tramadol just to get some shuteye on a Saturday night didn't help.
Get some shuteye Poor sleep can not only have serious physical effects but can impact memory and thinking, too.
STRUGGLING to get some shuteye? Gemma Dunn rounds up the gadgets promising to increase your zeds INTO THE BLUE Sound Oasis GLO to SLEEP Deluxe Sleep Mask, PS32.90, www.amazon.co.uk If counting sheep isn't doing the trick, give one of these nifty masks a shot.
Trying to get some shuteye when the cretin in front of you yanks open the window shade and slams you with a face full of brilliant sunshine and you could kill him.
Sykes tweeted a picture of him sleeping next to the belt and sent out a message: "After winning the best belt in the business for keeps, kinda hard to get some shuteye!" On the contest, Sykes added: "Not my best, but the result is all that matters."
Get some shuteye with these magic sleep fairies 1 NiteHerb tablets, www.hollandandbarrett.com Taken half an hour before bed, this herbal extract of valerian root will ease mild anxiety and promote a much better night's sleep.
Eventually he gave up and crashed out on my lap, so it was time for me to get some shuteye too, wasn't it?
Now they want to turn the glare of publicity on to Network Rail in a bid to get bosses to dim the lights so they can get some shuteye.
The fact Durie - son of Rangers legend Gordon - had to turn to painkiller Tramadol just to get some shuteye on a Saturday night didn't help.
I'm driven between gigs so the most appropriate car would be a hearse so I could lie down and get some shuteye. But the Q7 does the job.
A lack of sleep seems to encourage the strangest dreams when I eventually get some shuteye.
Time to get the folding chairs out of the boot, settle down in the sun and get some shuteye...the cricket season's back!