English Reference

Idiom

make a night of it

Meaning

To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“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.”

Examples

simple

“We are having fun, so let's make a night of it.”

contextual

“Since the movie ended early and we were all together, we decided to make a night of it and go for drinks.”

complex

“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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