from dawn to dusk

from dawn to dusk
from dawn to dusk
Fig. during the period of the day when there is light; from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun. •

I have to work from dawn to dusk on the farm.

The factory runs from dawn to dusk to produce hats and gloves.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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