take a nap

take a nap

To sleep for a short period of time separate from one's primary period of sleeping, especially in the middle of the day. I think you should go take a nap. You look like you're about to fall asleep standing up! I haven't taken naps since I was a child.
See also: nap, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take a nap

to have a brief period of sleep. I took a short nap just after lunch. The baby takes a long nap each afternoon.
See also: nap, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • summer and winter
  • halcyon days
  • down time
  • downtime
  • date from
  • date from (something)
  • dry spell
  • party's over, the
  • the party is over
  • the party's over
References in periodicals archive
Putting two and two together, could the need to take a nap every day be linked to the start of diabetes?
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