Beauty sleep
sleep before midnight, assumed to be necessary for one’s beauty.
any extra sleep.
Historical Examples
It’s past twelve, I tell you, and you had ought to be in bed gettin’ your beauty sleep.
Drusilla with a Million Elizabeth Cooper
I hope your sister hasn’t finished her beauty sleep by this time.
The World Peril of 1910 George Griffith
The landlord of the “White Boar” was one of those men who need a beauty sleep.
Mike P. G. Wodehouse
He had not known that the lady had just awakened from her beauty sleep.
‘Firebrand’ Trevison Charles Alden Seltzer
Gang awa to the land o’ Nod, and dinna spoil your beauty sleep, young leddies.
Two Knapsacks John Campbell
“You’re missing your beauty sleep, Stokes,” we heard our Viking remark.
New Treasure Seekers E. (Edith) Nesbit
They had the advantage of all “the beauty sleep,” which is said to come before midnight.
Liverpool a few years since James Aspinall
“We young folks must have our beauty sleep,” and she sent him away.
Dominie Dean Ellis Parker Butler
Duke: We does n’t want ter sit up late and lose our beauty sleep jest listenin’ to a speech.
Wappin’ Wharf Charles S. Brooks
She would want her beauty sleep for “The Amazons” to-morrow night.
The Story Of Julia Page Kathleen Norris
noun
(informal) sleep, esp sleep before midnight
noun
Sleep required to feel refreshed: Not tonight, honey. I need my beauty sleep
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