Forty Winks Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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forty winks What does forty winks mean?	a short nap, a short sleep	I grabbed forty winks as soon as I got home from work.
forty winks What does forty winks mean?	a short sleep during the day	When I arrived home I lay down and had forty winks.
forty winks What does forty winks mean?	a short nap, a short sleep	I grabbed forty winks when I got home from work.
forty winks What does forty winks mean?	a short sleep during the day	When I arrived home I lay down and had forty winks.
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for better or worse What does "for better or worse" mean?	depending on how one looks at a matter, including both the good or bad effects of something	For better or worse, I have decided to quit my job and move to Brazil.

full of it What does "full of it" mean?	to be full of nonsense	I thought that the woman was full of it when she told me that the business was closed.
have feet of clay What does "have feet of clay" mean?	have a character defect	The candidate has feet of clay and is being criticized by many of her opponents.
as sober as a judge What does "as sober as a judge" mean?	alert and completely sober, not drunk, very formal	My father is always as sober as a judge when he gets into his car to drive.
take up where one left off What does "take up where one left off" mean?	to start up again in the very place that one has stopped	We will take up where we left off during the next class.
sugar daddy What does "sugar daddy" mean?	a rich older man who gives money to a younger woman for her companionship	The woman went on a nice winter holiday with her sugar daddy.
think out (something) What does "think out (something)" mean?	to think something through to the end	I have not thought out where I will put my new sofa.

bump into (someone) What does "bump into (someone)" mean?	to meet someone by chance	I bumped into my friend at the department store yesterday.
cut both ways What does "cut both ways" mean?	to serve both sides of an argument	What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it.
when the shit his the fan What does "when the shit his the fan" mean?	idiom. when the catastrophic results of something become known or discovered
even so What does "even so" mean?	nevertheless, however	My friend has always worked but even so he has no money saved.
to the best of one's knowledge What does "to the best of one's knowledge" mean?	as far as one knows, from one's knowledge	To the best of my knowledge there have been no telephone calls for me today.

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Forty Winks Idiom