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Meanings of sleep a wink in English

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Usage of sleep a wink in English
1
If she went home alone tonight, she probably wouldn't sleep a wink.
The next to die
2
I did, and I couldn't sleep a wink for worrying about it.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878...
3
You children wouldn't sleep a wink to-night if we opened it now.
The Story Girl
4
If he did, I am afraid he wouldn't sleep a wink to-night.
Risen from the Ranks; Or, Harry Walton's Success
5
The community of Māngere, she said, would not sleep a wink.
The Guardian
6
James went to bed that night certain that he wouldn't sleep a wink.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
7
I'd be afraid of falling out and never sleep a wink.
Pathfinder
8
I couldn't sleep a wink all night for the pain in my bones.
The Case of the Lamp That Went Out
9
I shall keep thinking about it, and not sleep a wink.
The Flight of Pony Baker / A Boy's Town Story
10
That night no one could sleep a wink, except the big Scotsman Macleod.
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
11
But to tell the truth, Ralph did not sleep a wink all night.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
12
I did not sleep a wink last night, thinking about it.
Quill's Window
13
I shan't sleep a wink to-night till I know the worst.
The Keeper of the Door
14
I shouldn't have a happy moment or sleep a wink thinking of it.
Walter and the Wireless
15
I'm sure I should never sleep a wink if I went to bed.
Two Boys and a Fortune; Or, The Tyler Will
16
I couldn't sleep a wink for hours-notfor hours, dash it.
The Highgrader
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United Kingdom
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