get some shuteye

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."
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get some shut-eye

tv. to get some sleep. We all could use some shut-eye.
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