graveyard shift in English

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        "Graveyard shift is a work shift that runs from midnight to 8 a.m.."
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    {
      "form": "graveyard shift",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Graveyard shift is a work shift that runs from midnight to 8 a.m.."
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"graveyard shift" meaning in English

Phrase