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HeavansCloud Posted 14 years ago
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If the days draw in, don't the nights necessarily draw out? And vice versa?
  

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Hi, I usually encounter and use this expression in connection with the evenings. The evenings are drawing in. It's getting dark sooner.

— Clive

  • Hi, I usually encounter and use this expression in connection with the evenings.
  • The evenings are drawing in.
  • It's getting dark sooner.
  • The evenings are drawing out.
  • It's staying light longer.
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Hi,

I usually encounter and use this expression in connection with the evenings.

The evenings are drawing in. It's getting dark sooner.

The evenings are drawing out. It's staying light longer.

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Thanks Clive!

Would this be true:

"Nighttime is drawing in" = "The evenings are drawing out"
"Nighttime is drawing out" = "The evenings are drawing out"
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Hi,

I only encounter the expression used for the evenings, not for night.

Would this be true:

"Nighttime is drawing in" = "The evenings are drawing out" No, these are opposites.
"Nighttime is drawing out" = "The evenings are drawing out" It doesn't sound good to me t
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhojrdhWjQ&list=FLnFtT1LRwRdXi4NoGyYGkKQ&feature=mh_lolz

At 0:35-0:40 of the video, the commenter says:

"With nighttime drawing in, ......"

What does "draw in" mean here?
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Hi,

It's getting dark.

Clive
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So,

"With nighttime drawing in, ..."

"draw in" means "nighttime is approaching", not "nighttime becoming longer"?
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Hi,

It can mean either, depending on the context..

Night / evening is drawing in. In most contexts, refers to this specific night or evening. It's getting dark.

The nights / evenings are drawing in Refers to
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