break of day

noun

1. dawn; daybreak.

break of day

noun

1. another term for dawn

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 .

Example Sentences

We saw beautiful parrots of all colours flying across the road, besides magpies and 'break-of-day' birds, a species of magpie.

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We deny not that there is something sprightly and vigorous, at the outset especially, in these break-of-day excursions.

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Meantime we can make out in our break-of-day scoutings up the river that bodies of men are approaching from the east.

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Our "friends" rarely missed making a noise, and, to secure proper rest, this break-of-day penchant sent people early to bed.

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