check one's eyelids for leaks

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