Idiom idiom
early hours
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning
flowers
Examples
“The party lasted until the early hours.”
“I could not sleep, so I stayed up reading until the early hours of the morning.”
“After working through the early hours to finish the report, he finally collapsed into bed just as the sun began to rise.”
Origin
As flower buyers have to keep very early hours to buy their produce at Covent Garden flower market.
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Last updated June 7, 2026