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I have not slept one winkI have not slept one wink : Phrases
Meaning:
I have not slept at all. Example: Origin:
The notion of getting not even a single moment's sleep has been in the language since the 14th century. Robert Manning of Brunne, in his work Handlyng synne, 1303, records the phrase in Middle English:
"Ne mete ete, ne drank drynke, Ne slepte onely a-lepy wynke." In language that is a little more accessible to most readers in the 21st century we have Shakespeare's use of the idea in Cymbeline, 1611: PISANIO: O gracious lady, Since I received command to do this business I have not slept one wink. Phrases Index |
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