Словосочетания
night and day — всегда, непрестанно
night and day, day and night — а) день и ночь; круглые сутки; б) постоянно, непрерывно
day and night, night and day — а) день и ночь; б) круглосуточно
infrared night and day attack missile — ракета с ИК ГСН для применения в ночных и дневных условиях
infrared night and day attack weapon system — средство поражения с ИК ГСН для применения в ночных и дневных условиях
pestilent reporters hounding him night and day — назойливые журналисты, которые преследуют его и днём и ночью
two nurses attended night and day on the dying man — две сиделки и днём и ночью дежурили у постели умирающего
wakeful nights and days — дни и ночи без сна
Автоматический перевод
ночью и днем
Перевод по словам
night — ночь, вечер, мрак, темнота, ночной, вечерний
day — день, сутки, время, рабочий день, дневной
Примеры
We had to work night and day to get it finished.
Нам пришлось работать день и ночь, чтобы всё закончить.
Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city.
День и ночь мы живём в непрерывном шуме большого города.
Being together night and day can put a great pressure on any relationship.
Неразлучное пребывание вместе может оказать огромное давление на любые отношения.
I’m on the go night and day, and I’m in there pitching. *
Я ни минуты не сижу без дела — работаю в упор.
Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!
Проведите шесть ночей и семь дней на тропическом острове в Карибском море!
Примеры, отмеченные *, могут содержать сленг и разговорные фразы.
A phrase used to describe a stark difference between two things. Similar to day and night, except it implies an improvement of the situation rather than a deterioration.
Democrat: «Wow, I’m so happy that Obama is in the White House now. The difference in our country’s leadership has been night and day.»
Republican: «Actually it’s been day and night. George W. Bush was the man.»
Independent: «You’re both wrong. It’s been night and night. Both parties are corrupt as hell.»
Libertarian: «No, I’d say it’s been more of dusk and twilight.»
Left-leaning moderate: «You’re crazy. It’s totally been dusk and dawn.»
Normal person: «Seriously guys, shut up.»
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A term I use. I often stay up much later than I should (At the time i’m writing this it is 6am and I have had no sleep since the night before.) I use it and am agreed with by other friends that stay up late.
Practically nocturnal, it means that people who stay up really late do so because they love staying awake through the night, thus saying for these people that night is the time when they do things most do in the day. It also mean that they may wish that everyone did what people normally do in day was done at night instead.
Jamie: Nobody is ever online at this time.
Tash: Yeah I know
Jamie: I hate going to sleep early in the night. I love the night, I wish I was nocturnal.
Tash: That’d be sooo cool!
Jamie: Yeah, Night is the new Day!
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night and day
1. All the time; continuously. I’ve been studying night and day to get ready for this test.
2. Describing a contrast between two completely different things, often one that has resulted in improvement. Often preceded by «like.» Her transformation has really been night and day. She doesn’t even look like the same person. A: «Have you seen any improvement in his behavior?» B: «Oh, it’s like night and day. He’s been a model student this month.»
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night and day
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.»
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
night and day
all the time; constantly.
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ˌnight and ˈday
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ˌday and ˈnight
all the time; without stopping: She worked night and day on the report until it was finished.
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- day and night
- all night long
- slog away
- rivet (one’s) eyes on (someone or something)
- rivet (one’s) glare on (someone or something)
- put one foot in front of the other
- be banging (one’s) head against a brick wall
- be banging your head against a brick wall
- be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- be hitting (one’s) head against a (brick) wall
Meaning of NIGHT AND DAY in English
{adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: AROUND THE CLOCK. * /Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year./ * /The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days./ 2. Every day and every evening. * /The girl knitted day and night to finish the sweater before her mother’s birthday./
Slang English vocab.
Английский сленговый словарь.
2012
Synonyms
Example Sentences
night and day she reminded him that if it weren’t for her, he’d be a nobody
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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Meaning
Idiom: night and day / (like) night and day
- all the time; continually
- used to describe a clear change or difference between two things
Notes: When using «night and day» to talk about striking differences, we can also use the expression, «day and night.» While the expressions can be used interchangeably, «day and night» is more frequently used to show that something got worse whereas «night and day» shows something got better.
When using these expressions to talk about differences, we often precede the expression with «like.»
Example sentences
All the time/continually:
— You’re on Facebook night and day, why don’t you take a break?
— Our neighbors play loud music night and day and just laugh at us when we ask them to turn it down a little.
— I’ve been working night and day to try to complete the project by the deadline but I still think I’ll need two more weeks to finish it.
— We’ve been working on the proposal night and day for the past week and still aren’t finished.
— After writing night and day to finish the first draft of my novel, my computer died and I didn’t back it up anywhere.
A clear change or difference between two things:
— Your grades are like night and day from last semester—congratulations on making the honor roll!
— She started the season with just one win in her first ten matches but her performance in the second half was like night and day, with 30 matches and three tournament wins.
— Now that we’ve doubled the police force, we hope the number of violent crimes will be night and day with last year.
— Since you lost 100 lbs your appearance is night and day from before.
— I’m so glad we had the report edited. The difference is night and day.
Synonyms
- round the clock
- poles apart
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In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT AND DAY
WHAT DOES NIGHT AND DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of night and day in the English dictionary
The definition of night and day in the dictionary is continually.
Synonyms and antonyms of night and day in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «NIGHT AND DAY»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «night and day» and belong to the same grammatical category.
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Translation of «night and day» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF NIGHT AND DAY
Find out the translation of night and day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night and day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «night and day» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
白天和黑夜
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
noche y día
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
रात और दिन
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
الليل والنهار
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
день и ночь
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
noite e dia
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
দিন রাত্রি
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
nuit et jour
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Malam dan siang
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Tag und Nacht
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
夜と昼
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
밤과 낮
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Wengi lan dina
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
ngày và đêm
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
இரவும் பகலும்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
रात्र आणि दिवस
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
Gece gündüz
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
notte e giorno
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
dzień i noc
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
день і ніч
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
noapte și zi
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
νύχτα και μέρα
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
dag en nag
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
natt och dag
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
natt og dag
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of night and day
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT AND DAY»
The term «night and day» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT AND DAY» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about night and day
10 QUOTES WITH «NIGHT AND DAY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word night and day.
In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day.
We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.
Mary and I look eerily similar but other than that, the differences are pretty much night and day.
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.
Discourse has ended in America. It’s all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They’re just rocking with laughter night and day.
I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
I mean a song that’s specifically for the girls. It’s saying you know we talk about them night and day, we’re constantly pondering on men and what they’ve done good and what they’ve done bad and all these things in our lives.
In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.
The X Games have done night and day for snowboarding and action sports.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT AND DAY»
Discover the use of night and day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to night and day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Jesse Stone is an ex LA cop who has taken the job of police chief in Paradise, Massachusetts… and things are getting strange in Paradise.
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The Swords Of Night And Day
A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes — Druss and Skilgannon — are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal.
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Amaryllis Night and Day
The first time Peter Diggs saw Amaryllis she was at a bus stop where the street sign said «Balsamic» although there was nothing vinegary about the place.
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What Makes Day and Night
‘Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros’s colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth’s rotation in clear and simple terms.
Franklyn M. Branley, 1986
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A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with the Clash
The tour manager of the rock group The Clash documents his life on the road with the group
Johnny Green, Garry Barker, 1999
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Like Night & Day: Unionization in a Southern Mill Town
Daniel Clark demonstrates the dramatic impact unionization made on the lives of textile workers in Henderson, North Carolina, in the decade after World War II. Focusing on the Harriet and Henderson Cotton Mills, he shows that workers valued …
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Variations on Night and Day
Full of Machiavellian intrigue and searing political satire, the final volume of Abdelrahman Munif’s landmark Cities of Salt trilogy — «the only serious work of fiction that tries to show the effect of oil, Americans, and local oligarchy on …
ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Munīf, 1993
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Night Monkey, Day Monkey
Trying to play together allows Day Monkey and Night Monkey to each see how the other views the world.
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Tonka Trucks Night and Day
In brief text and pictures, presents a variety of trucks working in different settings, including farms, highways, airports, ski resorts, and more.
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT AND DAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night and day is used in the context of the following news items.
Tigers’ Castellanos gets confidence, smooth swing back
«Night and day,» he said after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Thursday’s 3-2 loss in 12 innings. «Even today, I didn’t have the results, but I … «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
Testing times for V8 Supercars racer
«If I can sort it out I’m confident it will be like night and day better. «At the moment it’s painful. I feel like I can’t push maximum break pressure.». «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
Roach spotted crawling on the wall at a local Thai restaurant
When we first arrived Sitticha said the closure was a bad experience and he’s been working night and day to get a handle on the roach problem … «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
Tisha B’Av a Special Day for ‘Roving Rabbis’ Around the World
… this year after Shabbat on July 25 and ending the following night, the day of mourning includes a fast that lasts throughout the night and day. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
Editorial: Measuring voters’ confidence in St. Louis. Yes on 1 (and …
“They run night and day and essentially they’re shot,” he said. • Lots of new fire equipment. Three-fourths of the Fire Department’s vehicles are … «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
Trump’s Presidential Spectacle Sweeps Through Texas
“There is an issue with the people that are coming across, however, the true facts and the way he stated them are night and day,» Blair said. «Texas Tribune, Jul 15»
Can Desalination Counter the Drought?
… plant that collectively exert seven thousand horsepower of energy (eleven hundred pounds per square inch of pressure), night and day. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
How BBC Two’s Life In Squares got my aunt Virginia Woolf so wrong
… there was even a Virginia Woolf Burger Bar at the Hotel Russell in Russell Square, London, where Virginia set her 1919 novel Night And Day … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Study shows East Fork habitat better for elk
HAMILTON — In an elk’s world, the east and west forks of the Bitterroot are about as different as night and day. Not only do elk have a better … «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
Strictly stars are all set to be Puttin’ On The Ritz
Song and dance numbers will include Cheek to Cheek, Alexander’s Rag Time Band, Birth of the Blues, Swanee, Night and Day, I Got Rhythm, … «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
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There was the following line in December 2nd AP News,
“Chief White House trouble shooter for healthcare gov.web site says
the web site is night and day from where it was October 1st. Jeff
Zients say they carried out hundreds of software and hardware fixes.
I first took “night and day” for “continually,” but later realized it meant the status of web site is compretely different (mproved) from October 1st stage after searching for the definition of “night and day” other than “all the time,” and found it in Online slang dictionary and urbandictionary:
While all major dictionaries only provide ‘all the time” implication, both Slang Dictionary and Urbandictionary provide “completely different” implication as shown below:
Cambridge Dictionaries Online:
night and day (also day and night)
all the time: [ex.] They’ve worked night and day to publicize their campaign.
Oxford Dictionary:
all the time; constantly: [ex.]She studied night and day
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
all the time: continually
Dictionary com.:
unceasingly; continually: [ex.] She worked night and day until the job was done.
The Online Slang Dictionary:
completely different.
*www.*urbandictionary
A phrase used to describe a stark difference between two things. Similar to day and night, except it implies an improvement of the situation rather than a deterioration.
So my question: Is the usage of ‘night and day” in the meaning of “completely different” popular, or still on the sideline? Because I don’t find it in any of Cambridge / Oxford / Merriam –Webster English Dictinoary.
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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.”
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Words nearby night and day
nigger heaven, niggle, niggling, nigh, night, night and day, night blindness, night-blooming cereus, night bolt, nightcap, nightclothes
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How to use night and day in a sentence
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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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