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night
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + night
last night
• It rained last night.
tomorrow night
• I should be back by tomorrow night.
Friday/Saturday etc night
• I haven't seen him since Thursday night.
an early night
(= when you go to bed early )
• I'm really tired - I need an early night.
a late night
(= when you go to bed late )
• We had a late night last night.
a long night
(= a night when you do not sleep or you work hard )
• Everyone was tired and grumpy. It had been a long night.
a sleepless night
• She had spent a sleepless night wondering what to do.
verbs
spend a night somewhere
(= sleep somewhere )
• We spent two nights at the Grand Hotel.
stay the night
(= sleep at someone's house )
• You're welcome to stay the night if you like.
have a bad night
(= not sleep well, especially when you are ill )
• I had a bad night last night.
night falls
written (= it starts to become dark )
• It grew colder as night fell.
the night wears on
(= continues )
• The pain gradually got better as the night wore on.
night + NOUN
the night sky
• We looked up at the stars in the night sky.
the night air
• The night air was scented with pine wood.
a night train/bus/flight
• I took the night train to Fort William.
phrases
all night
• He looked as if he'd been up all night.
all night long
(= used to emphasize that something continues for the whole night )
• The noise continued all night long!
late at night
• We often get to bed very late at night.
at this time of night
(= used when something happens very late at night, and you are surprised )
• Why are you calling me at this time of night?
late/far into the night
(= until very late at night )
• Staff worked late into the night to make necessary repairs.
in the middle of the night
• She woke up suddenly in the middle of the night.
in/at the dead of night
literary (= in the middle of the night when it is quiet )
• He drove through the countryside in the dead of night.
day and night/night and day
(= all the time )
• The phones rang day and night.
morning, noon, and night
(= all the time )
• She nagged at him morning, noon, and night.
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In addition to the idioms beginning with NIGHT, Also see BLACK AS NIGHT; CALL IT A DAY (NIGHT); DEAD OF (NIGHT); DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY; GOOD NIGHT; MAKE A DAY (NIGHT) OF IT; SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun when it is dark and most people sleep ADJ. last, tomorrow | Friday, Saturday, etc. | early, late I think I'll have an early night (= go to bed early). | long | winter, etc. | bad, restless, sleepless | black, dark | clear, moonlit, starlit, starry | cold, stormy | wedding VERB + NIGHT have | spend They spent the night in Bristol. | stay Ask your Mum if you can stay the night. NIGHT + VERB fall When it came the night fell quickly. | progress, wear on As the night wore on it grew colder. NIGHT + NOUN air, sky | duty, shift PREP. at ~ lying awake at night | by ~ Paris by night | during/in the ~ I woke in the night. | for a/the ~, on Friday, etc. ~, per ~ The hotel costs £65 per person per night. | through/throughout the ~ PHRASES all night long, at this time of night, day and night/night and day (= all the time), a good night's sleep, good night She kissed him good night. | in the dead of night (= in the middle of the night), morning, noon and night (= all the time) time between late afternoon and when you go to bed ADJ. last, tomorrow | Friday, Saturday, etc. | the other I saw her the other night (= a few nights ago). NIGHT + NOUN school PREP. at ~ She doesn't like to walk home late at night. | by ~, on Friday, etc. ~ evening when a special event happens ADJ. first, opening | last the last night of the play's run | big, great, memorable | dance, election, quiz PHRASES make a night of it They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club. | a night out Fancy a night out?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): (Good) night.
1. the appropriate departure phrase for leave-taking after dark. (This assumes that the speakers will not see one another until morning at the earliest. Night alone is familiar.) • John: Bye, Alice. Alice: Night. See you tomorrow. • Bill: Good night, Mary. Mary: Night, Bill. 2. the appropriate phrase for wishing someone a good night’s sleep. • Father: Good night, Bill. Bill: Night, Pop. • Father: Good night. Mother: Good night.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs