My roommate is a night owl who never sleeps before midnight.
night owl
idiomOne who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
Origin
disputed originFrom night + owl, from the fact that the bird is active at night.
Being a night owl, she does her best work after everyone else has gone to bed.
The novelist, a lifelong night owl, would write until dawn broke over the silent city streets.
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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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bring owls to Athens
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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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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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.
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make a night of it
To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.
Last updated April 17, 2026