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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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good nightA farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.Rate it:

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Good Night, ViennaAlternative form of goodnight ViennaRate it:

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how can you sleep at nightA rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.Rate it:

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lady of the nightProstitute.Rate it:

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make a night of itTo continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.Rate it:

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night and dayAlternative form of day and night.Rate it:

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night and dayentirely different, oppositeRate it:

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night outGoing away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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night personA person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.Rate it:

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nighty-nightAlternative spelling of nighty nightRate it:

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one-night standA single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the parties has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.Rate it:

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one-night standAn occasion when a performer or team of them expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.Rate it:

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one-night standEither of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.Rate it:

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ships that pass in the nightTwo or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.Rate it:

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ships that pass in the nightThings which have no significant connection or commonality.Rate it:

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spiders in the nightPenn station Halloween phraseRate it:

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stronger faith with a clear night skyMeaning that outer space is a source of spirituality and religious faith as is believed in the religion of Astronism.Rate it:

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the night is youngIt's not very late and there's plenty of time.Rate it:

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thief in the nightSomething stealthy or that occurs without warning.Rate it:

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things that go bump in the nightFrightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.Rate it:

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mettre du sel sous la queue d'un oiseauTo put salt on a bird’s tail.Rate it:

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at all hoursLate into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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слухом земля полнитсяa little bird told meRate it:

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a noite é uma criançathe night is youngRate it:

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à qui se lève matin dieu prête la mainIt is the early bird that catches the worm.Rate it:

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bald eagleamerican birdRate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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nuit blancheAn all-night celebration or festival.Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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moonlight flita disappearing act, often without paying the rent; supposedly at night by the light of the moon.Rate it:

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or elseGo now, or else you'll have to stay all night.Rate it:

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à vue d'oiseauA bird’s-eye view.Rate it:

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ad multam noctemtill late at night.Rate it:

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bar starA female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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bona nochyGood night.Rate it:

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Burn the Midnight OilTo work overnight, work or study till late nightRate it:

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c'est un gibier de potenceHe is a gallows-bird.Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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de nocte, de diewhile it is still night, day.Rate it:

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dickyA small bird; a dicky-bird.Rate it:

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