Idiom
pull an all-nighter
Meaning
To stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have to pull an all-nighter to finish my project.”
“The exam is tomorrow morning, so I will have to pull an all-nighter to review all my notes.”
“Despite her exhaustion, she pulled an all-nighter to finalize the manuscript before the publisher's strict morning deadline.”
Examples
simple
“I have to pull an all-nighter to finish my project.”
contextual
“The exam is tomorrow morning, so I will have to pull an all-nighter to review all my notes.”
complex
“Despite her exhaustion, she pulled an all-nighter to finalize the manuscript before the publisher's strict morning deadline.”
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