Common Figure of Speech/Colloquial Language in Matthew 12:40?

There are some folks who think that the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week with the resurrection taking place on the 1st day of the week. The Messiah said that He would be in the "heart of the earth" for 3 days and 3 nights (Matthew 12:40). Of those who think that the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week, there are some who think that the "heart of the earth" mentioned in the verse is referring to the tomb. However, a 6th day of the week crucifixion/1st day of the week resurrection allows for only 2 nights to be involved with the Messiah's time in the tomb. To account for the lack of a 3rd night, there may be some of those mentioned above who try to explain the lack of a 3rd night by saying that the Messiah was using common figure of speech/colloquial language. And that is the only issue of this topic, i.e., the commonality of saying that a daytime or a night time was forecast or said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could have occurred. I'm simply asking anyone who may fall in the above group of believers if they might provide actual examples/instances to support the belief of commonality.

gregloa · 61-69, M

Mathew 20:19 as well as at least 10 other scriptures say on the third day he was raised. Not three days and nights. Perhaps this one scripture was misinterpreted Mathew 12:40. Not only that countless scriptures say many other things took place on the third day meaning the significance of the third day as well as other things that took place on the seventh day like the landing of Noah’s Ark, reason being the significance of the seventh day. Mark 16 and 17 thoroughly explain Jesus died the day before the Sabbath and on the morning of the first day of the week he had risen.