night and day

Idioms and Phrases

Also day and night . Continually, without stopping. This phrase is used either literally, as in The alarm is on night and day , or hyperbolically, as in We were working day and night on these drawings . Shakespeare put it by night and day in The Comedy of Errors (4:2): “Time comes stealing on by night and day.”

Example Sentences

In the hall, the experience of attending the Globes is a night-and-day contrast to attending the Oscars.

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It soon turned to rain and the rain now has settled down to a gentle, even, all-night-and-day pace.

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However, his persistent night-and-day fretting of Schoeman's forces achieved the desired result.

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And their talk was of Christine, of her love and patience, and her night-and-day care.

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Wherever they go, he's right after 'em, and he night-and-day-herds 'em closer'n a Mexican shepherd dog does a bunch of sheep.

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Thought of and pitied your crossing to Calais, and long night-and-day journey after.

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