graveyard shift

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[graveyard shift] {n. phr.}

The work period lasting from sundown to sunup, when one has to work in the dark or by artificial light.

* /"Why are you always so sleepy in class?" Professor Brown asked Sam. "Because I have to work the graveyard shift beside going to school," Sam answered./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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