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Tommy Tran
2021-02-03 11:02
I have not slept one wink literary quote
This idiom is always used in the negative form.
To not be able to fall asleep.
I have not slept one wink since my neighbor was playing loud music all night.
A: "I think I'll go to bed now." B: "But it's only 6:30 PM." A: "I know but I haven't slept one wink last night."
This idiom was first recorded around 1325. The word "wink" refers to closing your eyes for sleep. Since a wink refers to closing your eyes for an instant, if you only sleep "for a wink" you sleep for a very short time.
It was later used by Shakespeare in Cymbeline, 1611:
"PISANIO:
O gracious lady,
Since I received command to do this business
I have not slept one wink."
Do you see anything wrong?
Daughter: So I really want all my friends to have a great time. I was thinking it would be a good idea to have some candy out on the tables for people to snack on.
Mother: Well, if you want them to really enjoy themselves, candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
