夜よの目めも寝ねない

expression

staying up all night; not sleeping a wink

Idiomatic expression meaning to stay awake all night, often due to worry, work, or excitement. The literal image is that even the 'eyes of the night' do not sleep.

See also: 夜の目も寝ず

• 試し験けん前まえは夜よの目めも寝ねないで勉べん強きょうした。

  Before the exam, I studied without sleeping a wink.

• 心しん配ぱいで夜よの目めも寝ねなかった。

  I couldn't sleep at all from worry.