Idiom: of a short sleep

[Kelly]

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #10 "Funny Idioms", question 8

And when I reached his office I saw he was not really awake because he'd been having a cat nap.

(a) a deep sleep
(b) a long sleep
(c) a short sleep
(d) a big sleep

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #10 "Funny Idioms", answer 8

And when I reached his office I saw he was not really awake because he'd been having a short sleep.

Correct answer: (c) a short sleep
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Hi Alan
Please also enlighten me with the idiom of a short sleep (a cat nap)

Thanks

Kelly

[Alan]

Hi Kelly,

This means that you only sleep for a few minutes - you take a very short break.

Alan
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[maize]

What does "zed" mean?

maize

[Alan]

Hi Maize,

You have probably seen drawings of someone in comics and cartoons with a series of letters written z z z z coming out of their nose to indicate they are sleeping. If you write the letter 'z' as a word, it becomes 'zed' and so the expression having/taking a few zeds means having/taking a short sleep.

Alan
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