graveyard shift
A work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift scheduleA work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.
» Tom doesn't like working the graveyard shift.
Том не любит работать в ночную смену.
Meaning
2 sensesA work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.
Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate)
I had to work the graveyard shift for most of that year, and at first I hated it, but eventually I even kind of liked it, in some ways.
the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
A group of workers who work during this time slot.
Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate)
You'll have to ask the graveyard shift — the equipment was here when we left.
workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
Examples
4 sentencesTom doesn't like working the graveyard shift.
ruТом не любит работать в ночную смену. — odexed
I don't like working the graveyard shift.
ruЯ не люблю работать в ночную смену. — marafon
deDie Geisterstundenschicht gefällt mir nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Bruno worked his fair share of graveyard shifts.
Working so long on the graveyard shift made his health suffer badly.
Origin
By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.
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Forms
plural: graveyard shifts| Singular | graveyard shift |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.):night shift
- the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.):night shift