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forty winks

idiom

A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.


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  1. 01

    back forty

    The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.

  2. 02

    forty minutes of hell

    The NCAA strategy of playing a suffocating full-court press and aggressive offense for the entirety of a game.

  3. 03

    north forty

    Farms, ranches, or agricultural land collectively.

  4. 04

    plough the back forty

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

  5. 05

    twenty winks

    A very short sleep, half as long as forty winks.

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