dusk

(from) dusk till dawn

Throughout the night; from the time the sun sets to the time the sun rises. She sat with the sick child from dusk till dawn to make sure his fever did not get any worse. We'll have to drive dusk till dawn if we want to get there on time. A: "At first, I hated working from dusk till dawn, but now I love the night shift." B: "Well, you've always been a night owl."

See also: dawn, dusk, till

from dawn to dusk

From sunrise to sunset. When the power was out, we had to do as much as we could from dawn to dusk. I used to work summers at my father's farm, laboring out in the fields each day from dawn to dusk. Once winter hits, it always makes me sad how little time you have from dawn to dusk.

See also: dawn, dusk, to

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from dawn to dusk

Fig. during the period of the day when there is light; from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun. I have to work from dawn to dusk on the farm. The factory runs from dawn to dusk to produce hats and gloves.

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