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catch a wink

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Verb1.catch a wink - take a siestacatch a wink - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
doze, drowse, snooze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time


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Once upon a time, though, these alleys didn't catch a wink as dhows off-loaded cargoes from distant lands.
Charles Kubicek, 24, an IT research assistant at Newcastle University, advertised the kip believing insomniacs would find it easier to catch a wink if they had to pay for it.
Truth be told, I was a winsome boy, too coy, prudish even, some sad Mary Jane with clunky shoes dressing up a wall with the pattern of my shirt, barely smart enough to catch a wink and never ready to pitch back shimmy-hipped flirt.
 
 
 
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