What is night in?

(to have) a night in (at home): (to have) an evening spent doing relaxed activities (at home): watching television, reading etc. idiom.
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What does night in night out mean?

Happening or done every night. nightly. nights. nocturnally. nighttime.
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What does daughter of the night mean?

In Hebrew and Arabic the word Leila or Laila means "night", "dark" and the name is often given to girls born during the night, signifying "daughter of the night".
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What is called a night?

Definition of call it a night

: to go home or go to bed at the present time I'm exhausted. I'm calling it a night.
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Are you in for the night meaning?

i.e go to bed. : One of the meanings of "turn" is "move in a particular direction". When you turn in for the night, you go, or "turn", *in* to your bed. In the morning, you get, or "turn", *out* of it. ( You can also "turn out" the guard in a military emergency - this is a similar usage.) (
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Why do people call it a night?

to stop what you have been doing in the evening or night, often in order to go to bed: We left the party and I wanted to call it a night, but Martha invited people back for coffee. After two encores, the band finally called it a night and left the stage.
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What is a night child?

Children of the night: Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that ordinary sun exposure results in the development of skin cancer at a very early age.
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Does night mean no light?

Night (also described as night time, unconventionally spelled as nite) is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon.
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Can I say in the night?

When something happens between the evening and the morning, you can use both 'at night' and 'in the night'. However, 'in the night' is much less common and is used to mean 'during the night'.
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Can we use in with night?

In the night usually refers to one particular night; at night refers to any night in general: I was awake in the night, thinking about all the things that have happened. 'It's not safe to travel at night,' the officer said.
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Why AT is used with night and in with morning?

It's because we are awake during the day, and asleep throughout most of the night. Saying in the morning/afternoon means at any time within the period of morning or afternoon.
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What is a an all nighter?

What Is an All-Nighter? An all-nighter is when you skip your normal time for sleep, instead of staying up through the night. In sleep science, this type of extended period with zero sleep is known as total sleep deprivation.
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What is night out with friends?

Night outs with friends are often thought of as a random event that just happens. But if you want a high-quality night out, you should plan it carefully. And you have to add some fun to it by including a little bit of spontaneity.
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Do day in and day out?

If you say that something happens day in, day out or day in and day out, you mean that it happens regularly over a long period of time.
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Why do humans sleep in dark?

Darkness is essential to sleep. The absence of light sends a critical signal to the body that it is time to rest. Light exposure at the wrong times alters the body's internal "sleep clock"—the biological mechanism that regulates sleep-wake cycles—in ways that interfere with both the quantity and quality of sleep.
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Is it good to stay in dark?

What can you do for your circadian health? Get bright, blue light in the morning (preferably from the Sun), and use dim, longer wavelength light (more yellow and red like incandescent) in the evening. And sleep in the dark. This will certainly improve sleep, and may reduce risk of later disease.
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Is darkness good for the body?

It turns out we need the darkness to make our immune systems work. Scientists have now discovered that only when it's really dark can your body produce the hormone called melatonin. Melatonin fights diseases, including breast and prostate cancer.
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What age nightmares start?

Nightmares can start when the child is about two years old, and reach a peak between the ages of three and six years. About one quarter of children have at least one nightmare every week. Nightmares usually occur later in the sleep cycle, between 4am and 6am.
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Why do kids cry in their sleep?

As babies develop more ways to express themselves, crying while asleep may be a sign that they are having a nightmare or night terror. Toddlers and older babies who cry while asleep, especially while moving in bed or making other sounds, may be having night terrors.
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Why do 2 year olds wake up screaming?

The primary cause is sleep deprivation in general. Sleep apnea and fevers can also cause night terrors. Consider logging when your child wakes up screaming to see if you can see any pattern. Then, start to put her to bed earlier, even if it's by only 20 minutes.
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What does hitting the sack mean?

(also hit the hay) infml to go to bed in order to sleep: I've got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I'll hit the sack.
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What is over the hill?

Definition of over-the-hill

1 : past one's prime. 2 : advanced in age.
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What does cut the slack mean?

Definition of give/cut (someone) some slack

informal. : to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way Would you give/cut me some slack? I'm doing the best I can.
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