"check one's eyelids for leaks" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: checks one's eyelids for leaks [present, singular, third-person], checking one's eyelids for leaks [participle, present], checked one's eyelids for leaks [participle, past], checked one's eyelids for leaks [past]
Etymology: As a joky explanation of, or excuse for, one's eyes being closed. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=check one's eyelids for leaks}} 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. Tags: colloquial, humorous
    Sense id: en-check_one's_eyelids_for_leaks-en-verb-r44J824U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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