Jul 6, 2005 17:48
18 yrs ago
English term
to be on mornings
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Please help with this phrase.
Does this mean "to always get up in the morning"?
Does this mean "to always get up in the morning"?
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to work the morning shift
This is how I could explain this idiomatic expression.
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Aisha Maniar
: same as my note above - that's my first idea but more context, i.e. a full sentence, would be really helpful here
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Sheilann
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Tony M
: Taken in isolation, this is the immediate meaning that springs to mind
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Mark Nathan
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Armorel Young
: a shift worker, so he'd be sometimes "on mornings", sometimes "on afternoons/evenings" and sometimes "on nights"
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Charlie Bavington
: ditto Dusty - see also below
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Alexandra Tussing
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Saiwai Translation Services
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Comment: "Thank you for your help! Sorry for not providing any context. But I am having hard time translating dictionary phrases without any context. Thanks again! :-)"
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more widely
It's an expression most often used in a work context, but it can be extended to mean any activity. For instance, following the birth of a child, a couple may decide that one of them is "on mornings" (while the other one sleeps) and the other one "on afternoons" (while the morning person get some sleep to catch up) - meaning that morning/afternoon is when they each take responsibility for the child (theoretical example but you get the idea of the extension in meaning).
So, "on mornings" is doing some kind of activity, usually but not necessarily work, in the morning.
So, "on mornings" is doing some kind of activity, usually but not necessarily work, in the morning.
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initial months of pregnancy !
As in morning sickness.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
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