make a night of it
To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We are having fun, so let's make a night of it.”
“Since the movie ended early and we were all together, we decided to make a night of it and go for drinks.”
“After the concert concluded, the group felt so invigorated that they chose to make a night of it at a nearby jazz club.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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bank night
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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call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
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call it an early night
To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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creature of the night
A prostitute.
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day or night
At any time; 24/7
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dead of night
Middle of the night.
Last updated August 10, 2026