check one's eyelids for leaks

verb

To sleep; to take a nap.

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Meanings

verbcheck 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)

present singular third person checks one's eyelids for leaks · participle present checking one's eyelids for leaks · participle past checked one's eyelids for leaks · past checked one's eyelids for leaks

  1. colloquialhumorousTo sleep; to take a nap.

Origin

As a joky explanation of, or excuse for, one's eyes being closed.

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APA

check one's eyelids for leaks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20one's%20eyelids%20for%20leaks

MLA

“check one's eyelids for leaks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20one's%20eyelids%20for%20leaks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “check one's eyelids for leaks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20one's%20eyelids%20for%20leaks.

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