The expression by night is typically used to contrast someone's nighttime activities to their daytime activities, especially when the nighttime activities are unusual or unexpected.

Dec 3, 2021ย ยท In this night of wonder or On this night of wonder, which is correct? The full context is God from heavโ€™nly splendour Comes to earth below; In/On this night of wonder, The world is all aglow.

Sep 10, 2024ย ยท 4 Day and night time is not an idiomatic or set phrase (unlike day and night), but it can be used appropriately in certain contexts, particularly in technical ones. Here is a relevant usage I've โ€ฆ

Recommended for you

Jun 2, 2021ย ยท We use the "night owl" idiom for a person who go to sleep late at night, and the "early bird" for those who wake up early in the morning. Is there any idiom for a person who goe.

Jan 1, 2014ย ยท Similar to day and night, except it implies an improvement of the situation rather than a deterioration. So my question: Is the usage of โ€˜night and dayโ€ in the meaning of โ€œcompletely differentโ€ โ€ฆ

Mar 13, 2015ย ยท 1. The origin of "at night" to indicate a point of time and the usage of prepositions "in" and"at" In olden times, when the time expression "at night" was originated, night might have been โ€ฆ

Dec 29, 2016ย ยท The spoken use of "night" as an informal, familiar version of "good night" (wishing one a restful sleep) is common, but I'm not sure what the proper written equivalent is - if there is one.

Jan 21, 2013ย ยท โ€œGood nightโ€ or โ€œgood eveningโ€? I am in the process of creating a software application which displays a greeting to users based on the time of day. I have come to a blank on what to โ€ฆ

Sep 8, 2015ย ยท Do you think '2 o'clock in the morning' might somehow actually mean '2 o'clock in the afternoon', as that's the only alternative? I suppose I can see your point if someone says '11 o'clock โ€ฆ

Jan 21, 2013ย ยท โ€œGood nightโ€ or โ€œgood eveningโ€? I am in the process of creating a software application which displays a greeting to users based on the time of day. I have come to a blank on what to โ€ฆ

Sep 8, 2015ย ยท Do you think '2 o'clock in the morning' might somehow actually mean '2 o'clock in the afternoon', as that's the only alternative? I suppose I can see your point if someone says '11 o'clock โ€ฆ

You may also like