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overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long · day and night

通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn
t+ōng·1st tonex+iāo·1st toned+á·2nd toned+àn·4th tone
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The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìthe whole night · all through the night整夜zhěng yèto burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day焚膏继晷fén gāo jì guǐ
Antonyms
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) · fig. in a short period of time · overnight一朝一夕yī zhāo yī xī
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