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night person

idiom
Meaning

A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.


Examples
SIMPLE

I am a night person, so I prefer working late.

CONTEXTUAL

My roommate is a night person who cleans the kitchen at midnight while I am sleeping.

COMPLEX

Although the office requires early arrivals, he has always been a night person and struggles to maintain focus before noon.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as the next person

    To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.

  2. 02

    bank night

    An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.

  3. 03

    call it a night

    To go to bed to sleep.

  4. 04

    call it an early night

    To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.

  5. 05

    creature of the night

    A prostitute.

  6. 06

    day or night

    At any time; 24/7

  7. 07

    dead of night

    Middle of the night.

  8. 08

    make a night of it

    To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.

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