On/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc. In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "on/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc.", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of On/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc.

On/at the stroke of eight, midnight, etc. phrase

At exactly eight, midnight, etc.

Our shop often opens at the stroke of eight every morning.

I will definitely be there on the stroke of six.

The accident happened at the stroke of midnight.

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