Idioms

get some shut-eye

get some shuteye

To get some amount of sleep. Hey, it's late. We should probably try to get some shuteye so we're not exhausted tomorrow. A: "Where's Sara?" B: "Getting some shuteye. I'm not supposed to wake her up for another half hour." With a newborn at home, the best I can do is get some shuteye when I can.
See also: get, shuteye
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get some shut-eye

tv. to get some sleep. We all could use some shut-eye.
See also: get
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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