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The phrase "forty winks" comes from an issue of Punch Magazine in 1872. This article was describing the Articles of Faith found in the Church of England.
It is just a short, light sleep, a cat nap or a snooze
He who winks
A person considered to have an unwarrantably high opinion of his own ability or knowledge.
I read online, I think Websters, that it comes from the phrase: Will Ye Nill Ye
Thieves, as in Ali Baba and the forty thieves. Baseball teams can have 40 players. Winks - to sleep is to catch 'Forty winks"
Im going to sleep (another word of saying resting my eyes) :]
The duration of Forty Pink Winks is 360.0 seconds.
Forty Pink Winks was created on 1975-08-08.
Forty Winks - 2013 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG
she just had time to put her feet up and catch forty winks.
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The phrase "forty winks" comes from an issue of Punch Magazine in 1872. This article was describing the Articles of Faith found in the Church of England.
All the sleep tips from forty winks!
in front of the fire
Never heard of that one, but we say "take forty winks" to mean have a little nap.
It is just a short, light sleep, a cat nap or a snooze