graveyard\ shift

graveyard\ shift
n. phr.
the work period lasting from sundown to sunup, when one has to work in the dark or by artificial light.

"Why are you always so sleepy in class?" Professor Brown asked Sam. "Because I have to work the graveyard shift beside going to school," Sam answered.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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