night owl

night owl

A person who prefers to be awake late at night. In my younger days, I was quite a night owl and would often stay up until sunrise.
See also: night, owl
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

night owl

Fig. someone who stays up at night; someone who works at night. My roommate is a night owl and usually reads until 5:00 A.M. A few night owls stayed at the café all night long.
See also: night, owl
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

night owl

A person who habitually stays up late and is active at night, as in You can call her after midnight, for she's a night owl. This colloquial term, originally used in the late 1500s for an owl that is active at night, was transferred to nocturnal human beings in the mid-1800s.
See also: night, owl
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a night owl

If you call someone a night owl, you mean that they regularly stay up late at night. Night owls can even order a 3am steak at the 24-hour Horizons Court Hotel. Joe is a night owl whereas I'm more of an early bird.
See also: night, owl
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a ˈnight owl

(informal) somebody who feels more lively at night and usually goes to bed very late: She’s a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight.
See also: night, owl
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a night owl
  • at night
  • the watches of the night
  • I was up all night with a sick friend
  • day and night
  • tile
  • a night on the tiles
  • the still of (the) night
  • the still of the night
  • the morning after
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'Watch' out folks
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Subsisting on little more than caffeine and asthma meds, the electively bedridden night owl sated his appetite for intrigue through a lively correspondence, midnight visits, and chats with the help.
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The best advice in handling shiftwork she says is simply knowing oneself and understanding whether one is a 'night owl' who is more productive at 8 a.m.
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As the festival nears its 50th anniversary, The Night Owl has created its own day filled with peace, love and music on Saturday, in association with Bread Birmingham Ltd.
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To combat the negative effects that come with being a night owl, a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, conducted a study arguing that by making a few simple lifestyle adjustments, night owls could minimize their health risks.
How To Minimize Health Risks Of Being A Night Owl
However, knowing whether you're an early person , night owl or somewhere in between can help you optimize your productivity throughout the day, according to Daniel Pink, author of 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.'
Sleep affects negatively on brain activity: British study
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