Смысл: afterhours

afterhours[͵ɑ:ftərʹaʋəz]
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<Í> происходящий после окончания рабочего дня
afterhours club - клуб встреч после рабочего дня

hour Идиома

at the eleventh hour

" at the last minute; almost too late. "

banker's hours

short work hours My sister's husband owns his own company and is able to work banker's hours with his large staff.

happy hour

an hour (or hours) when bar drinks are cheaper Adam has invited me to the lounge for happy hour.

rush hour

the hour of heavy traffic, bumper to bumper During rush hour, many drivers become impatient and angry.

keep bad hours

be habitually late in returning home or in retiring to rest 晚睡晚起；晚归晚睡；生活无规律
He keeps bad hours．He is rarely home until past midnight．他生活无规律，常常在午夜后才回家睡觉。

keep early hours

be habitually early in returning home or in retiring to rest 经常早回家或早睡觉；早睡早起
School boys should keep good hours．上学的孩子要早睡。
Those who keep early hours are generally healthy．早睡早起的人身体好。

keep good/early hours

keep good hours

zero hour

1．the exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start 发动攻击的时间；采取军事行动的时间
The company was told that their zero hour was 3 a．m．连队奉命于凌晨3点开始行动。
2．the time when an important decision or change is supposed to come；the time for a dangerous action 做出重要决定或重要变动的时间；关键时刻；危急关头
It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the patient．那是个关键的时刻，医生开始为那个病人动手术了。

until all hours

Idiom(s): until all hours

Theme: LATENESS

until very late.
• Mary is out until all hours, night after night.
• If I'm up until all hours two nights in a row, I’m just exhausted.

small hours of the night

Idiom(s): small hours (of the night) AND wee hours (of the night)

Theme: TIME

the hours immediately after midnight.
• The dance went on into the small hours of the night.
• Jim goes to bed in the wee hours and gets up at lunchtime.

on the hour

Idiom(s): on the hour

Theme: TIME

at each hour on the hour mark.
• I have to take this medicine every hour on the hour.
• I expect to see you there on the hour, not one minute before and not one minute after.

keep late hours

Idiom(s): keep late hours

Theme: LATENESS

to stay up or stay out until very late.
• I'm always tired because I keep late hours.
• If I didn't keep late hours, I wouldn't sleep so late in the morning.

for hours on end

Idiom(s): for hours on end

Theme: TIME - DURATION

for many hours.
• We sat and waited for the doctor for hours on end.
• We listened to the speaker for hours on end.

eleventh-hour decision

Idiom(s): eleventh-hour decision

Theme: DECISION

a decision made at the last possible minute.
• Eleventh hour decisions are seldom satisfactory.
• The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.

by the hour

Idiom(s): by the hour

Theme: TIME

at each hour; after each hour.
• It kept growing darker by the hour.
• I have to take this medicine by the hour.
• The illness is getting worse by the hour.

at the top of the hour

Idiom(s): at the top of the hour

Theme: TIME - SPECIFIC

at the exact beginning of the hour. (Typically heard on television or the radio.)
• Every class in my school starts at the top of the hour.
• Our next newscast will be at the top of the hour.

at the bottom of the hour

Idiom(s): at the bottom of the hour

Theme: TIME - SPECIFIC

on the half hour; the opposite of at the top of the hour. (Typically heard on television or the radio.)
• Hear the news on WNAG at the bottom of the hour.
• We will have an interview with Harry Kravitz at the bottom of the hour.

all hours of the day and night

Idiom(s): all hours (of the day and night)

Theme: TIME

very late in the night or very early in the morning.
• Why do you always stay out until all hours of the day and night?
• I like to stay out till all hours.

after hours

Idiom(s): after hours

Theme: TIME

after the regular closing time; after any normal or regular time, such as one's bedtime.
• John was arrested in a bar after hours.
• The soldier was caught sneaking into the barracks after hours.
• John got a job sweeping floors in the bank after hours.

wee hours of the night

Eleventh hour

If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens right at the last minute.

Hour of need

A time when someone really needs something, almost a last chance, is their hour of need.

Open all hours

If a shop or suchlike is open all hours, it only closes, if at all, terribly late.

work all the hours that God sends

work as much as possible: "She works all the hours that God sends to support her family."

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

When things seem at their worst, they may just begin to improve.

after hours|after|hours

adv. or adj. phr. Not during the regular, correct, or usual time; going on or open after the usual hours. The store was cleaned and swept out after hours. The children had a secret after hours party when they were supposed to be in bed.

all hours|all|hour|hours

n. phr., informal Late or irregular times. The boy's mother said he must stop coming home for meals at all hours. He stayed up till all hours of the night to finish his school work.

at all hours|all hours|hour

adv. phr. Any time; all the time; at almost any time. The baby cried so much that we were up at all hours trying to calm her down.

at the eleventh hour|eleventh|eleventh hour|hour

prep. phr. At the last possible time. Aunt Mathilda got married at the eleventh hour; after all, she was already 49 years old.

coffee hour|coffee|hour

n. A time for coffee or other refreshments after a meeting; a time to meet people and have refreshments. After the business meeting we had a coffee hour. The Joneses had a coffee hour so their visitor could meet their neighbors.

eleventh hour|eleventh|hour

adj. phr. Pertaining to the last minutes; the last opportunity to accomplish a task. The editors made several eleventh hour changes in the headlines of the morning paper.

for hours on end|for|hour|hours

adv. phr. For many hours; for a very long time. We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help.

happy hour|happy|hour

n., informal A time in bars or restaurants when cocktails are served at a reduced rate, usually one hour before they start serving dinner. Happy hour is between 6 and 7 P.M. at Celestial Gardens.

keep late hours|hours|keep|late hours

v. phr. To go to bed late; habitually stay up (and work) late. "If you always keep such late hours, your health might suffer," Tom's doctor said.

on the hour|hour|on

adv. phr. Each time the hour has zero minutes and zero seconds. The uptown bus goes past the school on the hour. The woman must take her pill on the hour.

strike the hour|hour|strike

v. phr. To mark or toll the hour (said of clocks or bells). We heard the church clock strike the hour of two.

until all hours|all hours|until

adv. phr. Until very late at night. He is so anxious to pass his exams with flying colors that he stays up studying until all hours.

wee hours|hour|hours|wee

The crack of dawn, or just before it, usually between 1 A.M. and 4 A.M. or 2 A.M. and 5 A.M. He stayed up all night when they were expecting their first child; finally, a boy was born in the wee hours of the morning.
Compare: SMALL HOURS.

zero hour|hour|zero

n. 1. The exact time when an attack or other military action is supposed to start. Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight. 2. The time when an important decision or change is supposed to come; the time for a dangerous action. It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the man. On the day of the championship game, as the zero hour came near, the players grew nervous.

all hours

all hours
Irregular times, as in You can't come home at all hours and expect your supper to be ready. The expression can also mean “late at night,” as in College students like to stay up talking until all hours. It is sometimes amplified into all hours of the day and night. [c. 1930]

hour

hour
see after hours; all hours; by the day; eleventh hour; happy hour; keep late hours; on the hour; small hours.

small hours

small hours
Also, wee hours. The hours following midnight, as in I stayed up working through the small hours, or The parents didn't come home until the wee hours. The adjectives small and wee both refer to the low numbers of those hours (one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.). [c. 1830]

till all hours

till all hours
see all hours.

wee hours

wee hours
see small hours.

witching hour

witching hour
Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour. This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of “the witching time of night.” The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.