stay up late

stay up late
stay up late
to remain awake and out of bed later than usual. •

I am in the practice of staying up late.

I can't stay up late three nights in a row.

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{v. phr.} To not go to bed until very late. * /Peter has to stay up late these days as he is preparing for his comprehensive exams./ See: BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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