Forty winks

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7
Meaning

A short nap

हिंदी अर्थ

झपकी

Example sentences

Forty winks after lunch saved the whole afternoon.

Forty winks is short and it works.

Daily use: Iska matlab chhoti si jhapki.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Wink यानी पलक झपकाना। उतनी ही देर सोना जितनी देर में 40 बार पलक झपकती है, यानी बहुत छोटी नींद। इसलिए forty winks = short nap। इसका पक्का synonym catnap है।

A wink is a blink of the eye. Sleeping only for as long as it takes to blink forty times is a very short sleep, so forty winks means a short nap. Its close synonym is catnap.

Exam note

बार-बार पूछा गया; answer 'a short nap'। Catnap, snooze और siesta पास के हैं, insomnia उल्टा idea है।

Frequently asked; the answer is 'a short nap'. Catnap, snooze and siesta are close, while insomnia is the opposite idea.

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