'break of day' is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to the moment just before or just after sunrise, as in: "The sun had not yet risen, and still the birds sang at the break of day."
"HA HUH!" " 'Cause I'm rockin' on the mic until the break of day!" Run-D.M.C. boasting about staying in school quaint days in the history of hip-hop.
With that, I must away ere break of day to find my long forgotten gold.
"Ducks start quacking at the break of day, very loudly and emphatically".
"The starry floor, "The wat'ry shore, "Is giv'n thee til the break of day".
Break of Day is a billet doux to the joys of a simple life.
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With the bigger, longer, steeper, 20-30km climbs of Serre Chevalier and Alpe d'huez to come on Thursday and Friday, today was another chance to get into the main break of the day.
The break of the day – Matthé Pronk (Cycle Collstrop), Jan Kuyckx (Landbouwkrediet) and Alexander Serov (Tinkoff) – finally formed after 87km.
