shuteye

catch some shuteye

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

shuteye

slang Sleep. (Usually qualified with words like "some," "a little," "a bit of," etc.) Hey, it's late. We should catch some shuteye so we're not exhausted tomorrow. Why don't you try to get a few hours of shuteye before we leave for the airport?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • catch some shuteye
  • get some shuteye
  • get some shut-eye
  • shut-eye
  • some shut-eye
  • stack Z's
  • sauce up
  • catch forty winks
  • couldn't catch a cold
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Now we know that actually it is also a trigger -- sleep is considered an early warning sign, a canary down the coalmine for anxiety, depression, bipolar." With the science of sleep proving Virginia Woolf was playing with fire when she dismissed shuteye as a "deplorable curtailment of the joy of life", it is no wonder we're anxious to get enough.
Musgrave believes that seven hours of sleep may be enough for some, but getting less than eight hours of shuteye every night is not advisable, (http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/sleep-deprivation-leaves-kiwis-feeling-down-2015011212#axzz3OaZn6ndl) 3 News reported.
Getting enough shuteye is vital to looking and feeling your best.
If you don't get enough shuteye, you'll be more likely to be irritable, your judgment gets impaired, and your libido suffers, all of which affect your overall happiness.
It is well known that sleep is essential for health and a lack of shuteye is associated with everything from weight gain to cancer.
Soon she's neglecting her maternal duties again for some bedroom action with Edward, and that's not sleeping as vampires don't need shuteye. Or food.
Best airport micro-hotels proving that size is not everything Airports are no place to sleep, as any weary traveler who has tried to grab a few minutes shuteye during a layover can attest.
ISLAMABAD -- People with untreated sleep disordered breathing (SDB) are at a greater risk of dying from cancer than those who are not suffering from the chronic shuteye problem.
Judging from the dozens of tents cropping up on the field as the sun set Friday, at least some participants hoped to catch some shuteye. After all, they had a slew of morning events to look forward to, including tai chi, line dancing and Zumba.
All that's left now are the names to remind you, and what names: towns like Coarsegold and Finegold, Shuteye Peak, Dead Man Mountain, Wild Horse Ridge, Slick Rock.
She cheekily urged women to "sleep their way to the top" - by enriching their sleep-deprived lives with some more shuteye.
We had no choice but to cheat ourselves on shuteye. It was nearly 1 a.m.
One dark pre-morning at 0330, a third of the way to work and having had a total of 16 hours of shuteye during the preceding 72 hours, he dozed off at the wheel.
For someone like me who needs laboratory conditions to secure half-decent shuteye, this is great news.
Too little shuteye can lead to depression, headaches, and poor grades, says Danice Eaton, who led the study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.