take a siesta

Frequency: 8.04.5 per million words

Very common way to say you are going to have a siesta.

siestaVERB + NOUN

Categories:

take

Examples (10)

  • After a big lunch, I usually take a siesta.
  • It's common in Spain to take a siesta in the early afternoon.
  • He decided to take a siesta to escape the midday heat.
  • The children were allowed to take a siesta after school.
  • She felt so tired that she had to take a siesta.
  • If you're visiting during the summer, remember that many shops close to take a siesta.
  • My grandfather always used to take a siesta after lunch.
  • Let's take a siesta for an hour before continuing our journey.
  • The doctor recommended that she take a siesta to recover.
  • Many people find that taking a siesta improves their productivity in the afternoon.