English | Russian |
get a wink of sleep | прикорнуть (it's the onle place he can get a wink of sleep Val_Ships) |
get a wink of sleep | уснуть на короткое время (Val_Ships) |
not get a wink of sleep | не смыкать глаз (I didn't get a wink of sleep last night. Val_Ships) |
not sleep a wink | совсем не спать (I was so excited last night – I didn't sleep a wink. Val_Ships) |
not sleep a wink | не смыкать глаз (to not sleep at all; to get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep; sleep for even a very brief time, used in negative statements: I didn't/couldn't sleep a wink (=didn't / couldn't sleep at all) last night: I was so excited last night – I didn't sleep a wink; I didn't sleep a wink all night; I didn't get a wink of sleep on the plane Taras) |