check one's eyelids for leaks
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.