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graveyard shift

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graveyard shift

A work shift that occurs late at night. I'm a morning person, so I could never work the graveyard shift like you do. Every so often, we're required to work the graveyard shift, which throws my circadian rhythm totally out of whack. They don't take regular service calls at night, which is why he likes to work the graveyard shift—he ends up not having to do anything!
See also: graveyard, shift
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graveyard shift

n. the night shift of work in a factory, usually starting at about midnight. (see also swing shift.) The pay is pretty good on the graveyard shift.
See also: graveyard, shift
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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