pull an all-nighter

pull an all-nighter
Work diligently throughout the night.

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  • all-nighter — noun count something that continues for the whole night, especially a party a. AMERICAN INFORMAL a whole night that you spend studying while you are in college. You say that you pull an all nighter when you study all night …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • burn the midnight oil — verb To work studiously, especially late into the night. He was burning the midnight oil all night to finish his paper. Syn: elucubrate, pull an all nighter …   Wiktionary

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  • lucubrate — verb /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/ To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night. Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, Syn: burn the midnight oil, elucubrate, pull an all nighter See Also …   Wiktionary

  • elucubrate — verb /ɪˈluːkjʊbreɪt/ To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study. Syn: burn the midnight oil, pull an all nighter …   Wiktionary

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