sleep a wink, not
not sleep a wink
To not get any sleep. Our newborn son is rather colicky, so my wife and I haven't slept a wink the last few nights.
See also: not, sleep, wink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sleep a wink, not
Not sleep at all, as in I couldn't sleep a wink last night. This expression, in which wink alludes to closing the eyes for sleep, was first recorded about 1325.
See also: not, sleep
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- not sleep a wink
- not get a wink of sleep
- a wink of sleep
- sleep around the clock
- lose sleep about (someone or something)
- lose sleep over (someone or something)
- beauty
- got to go home and get my beauty sleep
- (I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep
- winks