"forty winks" meaning in English

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          "text": "As you're so tired, why not try to catch forty winks before you leave?",
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          "sense": "short sleep",
          "word": "打盹兒"
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          "roman": "dǎdǔnér",
          "sense": "short sleep",
          "word": "打盹儿"
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          "sense": "short sleep",
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          "word": "soneca"
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          "sense": "short sleep",
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          "word": "eine Mütze Schlaf (voll)"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "short sleep",
          "word": "szundikálás"
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