Significado: chewinkn. pássaro do sudeste da América do Norte
wink Idioma
forty winks
a short sleep during the day As soon as I arrived home I lay down and had forty winks.
in the wink of an eye
very quickly, in a split second In the wink of an eye, the coin disappeared from the man's hand.
sleep a wink
get a moment
twinkie with the fillin'
the penis
in the twinkling of an eye
in a moment;very quickly 倾刻间;一刹那 The children finished eating all the candies in the twinkling of an eye.孩子们刹那间就把糖果全吃光了。
wink at
Idiom(s): wink at sth
Theme: IGNORE
to ignore something. (Informal.) • Billy caused me a little trouble, but I just winked at it. • This is a serious matter, and you cant expect me just to wink at it.
quick as a wink
Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash
Theme: SPEED
very quickly. • As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady's purse. • III finish this work quick as a wink. • The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash. • The summer days went by quick as a flash.
not sleep a wink
Idiom(s): not sleep a wink
Theme: SLEEP - LACKING
not to sleep at all. (Informal.) • I couldn't sleep a wink last night. • Ann hasn't been able to sleep a wink for a week.
catch forty winks
Idiom(s): catch forty winks AND catch some Zs; take forty winks
Theme: SLEEP
to take a nap; to get some sleep. • I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party. • Tom always tries to catch some Zs before going out for a late evening. • I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning. • Why don't you go take forty winks and call me in about an hour?
take forty winks
Idiom(s): catch forty winks AND catch some Zs; take forty winks
Theme: SLEEP
to take a nap; to get some sleep. • I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party. • Tom always tries to catch some Zs before going out for a late evening. • I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning. • Why don't you go take forty winks and call me in about an hour?
Nod's as good as a wink
(UK) 'A nod's as good as a wink' is a way of saying you have understood something that someone has said, even though it was not said directly. The full phrase (sometimes used in the UK ) is 'a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse'.
Rip van Winkle
Rip van Winkle is a character in a story who slept for twenty years, so if someone is a Rip van Winkle, they are behind the times and out of touch with what's happening now.
Twinkling of an eye
If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly.
forty winks|forty|wink|winks
n. phr., informal A short period of sleep; a nap. When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks. Compare: SHUT-EYE.
sleep a wink|sleep|wink
v. phr. To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. I didn't sleep a wink all night.
wink at|wink
v. To allow and pretend not to know about (a rule or law being broken). John was not allowed to stay out late at night, but his parents winked at his being five minutes late.A judge should never wink at any law-breaking.
sleep a wink, not
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.
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Dicionário de palavras semelhantes, Diferentes palavras, Sinônimos, Expressões idiomáticas para Idioma wink