grab some z's
Take a nap
Grab some z's is informal for getting some sleep.
The z's represent the "zzz" conventionally used in comics and cartoons to indicate snoring or sleeping: I'm exhausted—I need to grab some z's before the meeting.
Also appears as catch some z's.
- hit the hayGo to sleep, informally
- sack outSleep, slangily
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- pillowBedding for heads
shut-eye · nap · doze · zonk out · power nap · sawing logs · siesta · drift off · counting sheep · bed · forty winks · sleep like a log · nod off · crash · repose · dreaming · dead to the world · rest
consciousness/activity state
grab some z'swake up
Become conscious again
stay awake · be awake · rise and shine · get up · stay up
energy expenditure
grab some z'swork hard
Expend serious effort
hustle · grind · hit the ground running · get moving · push through