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break of day
noun
dawn; daybreak.
break of day
noun
another term for dawn
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Idioms and Phrases
Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light, or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day. This term uses break in the sense “burst out of darkness.†[First half of 1500s] A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak.
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For others, the break of day was like the atomic bomb test sequence in “Oppenheimer†— an irrevocable countdown leading to oblivion.
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The album’s title doesn’t just refer to the break of day; it was her mom’s name, too.
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In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died “toward the break of day†of a heart attack.
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Often, I woke at the break of day.
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‘We have still got to tidy up and put the finishing touches to the packing, before we get to bed. I shall call you all before the break of day.’
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