The wee hours (of the night/morning) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the wee hours (of the night/morning)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of The wee hours (of the night/morning)

Synonyms:

oh dark thirty , midnight hours

The wee hours (of the night/morning) American British noun phrase

Used to indicate the early hours after midnight, particularly from 1 am to 4 am morning.

Lisa stayed up until the wee hours to handle the immense workload.

I was rehearsing the presentation until the wee hours, that is the reason why I feel sleepy now.

My brother is a night owl, he often surfs Facebook until the wee hours of the morning.

Origin of The wee hours (of the night/morning)

According to the Oxford Dictionary, "wee" has been used since the 1600s in Southern England.

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a serpent's tongue

1. Soneone tends to speak in unkind and cruel way that is likely to upset or hurt someone else.

2. The fossil tooth of a shark

Example:

1. Many people doesn't want to make friends with Sue because she has a serpent's tongue.

2. A: 'My thesis will center on a serpent's tongue.' B: 'A serpent's tongue? What does it mean?' A: 'A serpent's tongue means the fossil tooth of a shark.'

 

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