Need some shut-eye In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "need some shut-eye", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-12-04 01:12

Meaning of Need some shut-eye (redirected from shuteye )

Synonyms:

catnap

Shuteye British old-fashioned informal noun

To sleep.

Man, I really need to get some shuteye now. I've been awake for almost 2 days.

Hey, don't stay up late! Try to get some shuteye. We have to move early tomorrow.

Other phrases about:

cop some Z's

To get some sleep

put (someone or something) to bed

1. To help someone prepare to get into bed, especially kids

2. To finish something or some first preparatory steps

3. To stop discussing, considering, or focusing on something

horizontal engineering

To indicate the act of taking a short sleep. 
 

a blanket drill

A term used  (usually in the military) to indicate sleep.

 

gronk

1. Used to describe a nasty substance, such as dirt between the toes.

2. Valueless.

3. To stop working.

4. To sleep.

Origin of Shuteye

This noun appeared in Hans Christian Andersen's 1842 literary Ole Shut-eye.  The literary is about a being who makes children sleepy.

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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