How to Pronounce "take forty winks"
expression
TAYK FOR-tee WINKS
TAYK FAW-tee WINKS
Definition
To take a short nap, usually during the day, to rest for a little while. This is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned expression.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈfɔɹti/ /ˈwɪŋks
British English
tˈeɪk/ /fˈɔːti/ /wˈɪŋks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK FOR-tee WINKS
UK
TAYK FAW-tee WINKS
Listen in Context
It's good to take forty winks after lunch.
He likes to take forty winks in his office chair.
I'm tired; I think I'll take forty winks before dinner.
If you take forty winks now, you'll feel refreshed for the meeting.