( BrE also at ˌdead of ˈnight )
in the quietest part of the night :
I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
( BrE also at ˌdead of ˈnight )
in the quietest part of the night :
I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005