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check one's eyelids for leaks

check one's eyelids for leaks verb: to sleep; to take a nap.

Verb

check one's eyelids for leaks (third-person singular simple present checks one's eyelids for leaks, present participle checking one's eyelids for leaks, simple past and past participle checked one's eyelids for leaks)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) To sleep; to take a nap.

Forms of check one's eyelids for leaks

third-person singular presentchecks one's eyelids for leaks
present participlechecking one's eyelids for leaks
past participlechecked one's eyelids for leaks
pastchecked one's eyelids for leaks

Origin of check one's eyelids for leaks

As a joky explanation of, or excuse for, one's eyes being closed.

Questions about check one's eyelids for leaks

What does check one's eyelids for leaks mean?
Check one's eyelids for leaks means to sleep; to take a nap.
What part of speech is check one's eyelids for leaks?
Check one's eyelids for leaks is a verb.
What is the past tense of check one's eyelids for leaks?
The past tense of check one's eyelids for leaks is checked one's eyelids for leaks.

Words near check one's eyelids for leaks in the dictionary

  1. check minuses
  2. check nut
  3. check nuts
  4. check off
  5. check on
  6. check one's eyelids for leaks
  7. check out
  8. check over
  9. check plus
  10. check pluses
  11. check rail

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