check one's eyelids for leaks
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]As a joky explanation of, or excuse for, one's eyes being closed.
Verb
[edit]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)
- (colloquial, humorous) To sleep; to take a nap.