sleep a wink

English

Etymology

From Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" Act III Scene IV.

Verb

sleep a wink

(idiomatic) To sleep at all.
- 1968, John Lennon (lyrics), “I'm So Tired”, in The Beatles, performed by the Beatles:
  
  I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink

Usage notes

Used in negative constructions: "I didn't sleep a wink".

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: не съм мигнал (ne sǎm mignal)
French: ne pas fermer l'œil (fr)

German: kein Auge zutun (de), kein Auge zumachen
Hungarian: egy szemhunyásnyit sem alszik

References

“sleep a wink” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

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