morning after, the

Idioms  

1. The unpleasant results of an earlier activity, especially overindulgence in alcohol. For example, A headache is just one of the symptoms of the morning after. This expression originated in the late 1800s as a synonym for a hangover (and was often put as the morning after the night before). By the mid-1900s, however, it was also being used more loosely for the aftereffects of staying up late.

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Example Sentences

Salah will not be available for Liverpool's game against Burnley this Saturday as Fifa rules state that players must remain with their national side until the following morning after the team's final match.

From BBC

The move came the morning after the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, in which Zaslav’s warm relations with Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-chief executive, were on display.

From Los Angeles Times

The morning after, the pair subjected fellow contestants to the season's most wincingly awkward breakfast.

From BBC

The morning after the match ended, Lowry was struggling with his voice.

From BBC

The morning after the CFPB’s comment period on the proposed rule change closed on Dec. 15, more than 40,000 comments had been submitted by the public — from consumer advocates and community banks to consumers — some of whom submitted anonymous responses in just 30 days.

From MarketWatch