明あけ暮くれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

spend all one's time doing; do nothing but; be absorbed in

Describes being completely occupied with a single activity day after day. Often used with 〜て form of another verb or with a noun marked by に.

• 彼かれは研けん究きゅうに明あけ暮くれている。

  He spends all his time on research.

• 夏なつ休やすみはゲームをして明あけ暮くれた。

  I spent the whole summer vacation doing nothing but playing games.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pass (of days); go by

Describes days or time passing, often with a sense of being consumed by an activity or state. Less common than sense 1; usually appears in literary or reflective contexts.

• 悲かなしみに明あけ暮くれる日ひ々びが続つづいた。

  Days passed in sorrow continued.