nine to five
Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.mBeginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.: Relating to or characteristic of the routine or lifestyle centred around a typical working day.
» He worked from nine to five.
Er hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet. — mrtaistoi
Он работал с девяти до пяти. — marafon
Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
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2 sensesBeginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.
(not comparable)Relating to or characteristic of the routine or lifestyle centred around a typical working day.
(not comparable)Working such a job or committed to such a lifestyle.
1976 March, advertisement, Popular Mechanics, page 44, By day, he′s a 9-to-5 man. By night, an explorer in a field that really interests him!
Examples
20 sentencesHe worked from nine to five.
Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
ruОн работал с девяти до пяти. — marafon
deEr hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet. — mrtaistoi
Tom works from nine to five.
Том працює з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
ruТом работает с девяти до пяти. — Selena777
deTom arbeitet von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He works from nine to five-thirty.
Він працює з дев’ятої до опів на шосту. — brambury
ruОн работает с девяти до полшестого. — Balamax
deEr arbeitet von neun bis halb sechs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I usually work from nine to five.
Я, як правило, працюю з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
We work from nine to five.
ruМы работаем с девяти до пяти. — Lenin_1917
deWir arbeiten von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.
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