catches some z's
Grabs quick slumber
Catches some z's means to sleep, especially a nap or brief rest.
The z's represent the "zzz" conventionally used in comics and cartoons to indicate snoring or sleep: I'm going to catch some z's before the party.
Also appears as catch some z's or cop some z's.
- snoozingLightly asleep
- deep sleepUnconsciousness hard to rouse
- REM sleepDreaming stage with eye movement
- sleep like a babyRest deeply and peacefully
- nappingSleeping briefly, often midday
crashing · out like a light · power nap · resting · lying down · catnap · restoration · dozing · rejuvenation · shuteye · sawing logs · curling up · sleeping in · forty winks · lucid dreaming · microsleep · hitting the hay · hitting the sack
catches some z'swakes up
Emerges from slumber
burns the midnight oil · keeps watch · gets up · rouses · stays up
catches some z'sgets busy
Starts doing work
hustles · hits the ground running · grinds · burns the candle at both ends · powers through