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Idiom

day or night

Meaning

At any time; 24/7

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“My phone rings day or night.”

“The emergency clinic is open day or night to help people with sudden health problems.”

“The lighthouse keeper remained vigilant, watching the horizon day or night to ensure the safety of passing ships.”

Examples

simple

“My phone rings day or night.”

contextual

“The emergency clinic is open day or night to help people with sudden health problems.”

complex

“The lighthouse keeper remained vigilant, watching the horizon day or night to ensure the safety of passing ships.”

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