pull an all-nighter

idiom

informal
: to stay up all night
He pulled an all-nighter to study for the exam.

Examples of pull an all-nighter in a Sentence

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“Pull an all-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20an%20all-nighter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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