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bank night

idiom

An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.


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  1. 01

    break the bank

    To exhaust one's financial resources.

  2. 02

    call it a night

    To go to bed to sleep.

  3. 03

    call it an early night

    To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.

  4. 04

    creature of the night

    A prostitute.

  5. 05

    cry all the way to the bank

    To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

  6. 06

    day or night

    At any time; 24/7

  7. 07

    dead of night

    Middle of the night.

  8. 08

    laugh all the way to the bank

    To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.

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