- get some shut-eye
- tv. to get some sleep.□ I need to get home and get some shut-eye before I do anything else.□ We all could use some shut-eye.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
get some shut-eye
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shut-eye — n [U] informal sleep ▪ We d better get some shut eye … Dictionary of contemporary English
shut-eye — {n.}, {slang} Sleep. * /It s very late. We d better get some shut eye./ * /I m going to get some shut eye before the game./ Compare: FORTY WINKS … Dictionary of American idioms
shut-eye — {n.}, {slang} Sleep. * /It s very late. We d better get some shut eye./ * /I m going to get some shut eye before the game./ Compare: FORTY WINKS … Dictionary of American idioms
shut-eye — noun slang Sleep. It s very late. We d better get some shut eye. I m going to get some shut eye before the game. Compare: forty winks … Словарь американских идиом
shut-eye — also shuteye N UNCOUNT Shut eye is sleep. [INFORMAL] Go home and get some shut eye, Craig. Syn: sleep … English dictionary
shut-eye — n. sleep. □ It’s about time to get some shut eye. □ I could use about another hour of shut eye … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shut-eye — noun Date: 1899 sleep < get some shut eye > … New Collegiate Dictionary
shut-eye — noun (U) informal sleep: I ve got to get some shut eye … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… … English dictionary
eye — /aɪ / (say uy) noun (plural eyes) 1. the organ of sight or vision. 2. all the structures situated within or near the orbit which assist the organ of vision. 3. this organ with respect to the colour of the iris: blue eyes. 4. the region… …
