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make a night of it

make a night of it verb: to continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.

Verb

make a night of it (third-person singular simple present makes a night of it, present participle making a night of it, simple past and past participle made a night of it)

  1. (idiomatic) To continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.

Forms of make a night of it

third-person singular presentmakes a night of it
present participlemaking a night of it
past participlemade a night of it
pastmade a night of it

Questions about make a night of it

What does make a night of it mean?
Make a night of it means to continue a pleasurable social activity for the whole evening or night.
What part of speech is make a night of it?
Make a night of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a night of it?
The past tense of make a night of it is made a night of it.

Words near make a night of it in the dictionary

  1. make a monkey out of
  2. make a mountain out of a molehill
  3. make a move
  4. make a muscle
  5. make a name for oneself
  6. make a night of it
  7. make a noise in the world
  8. make a nuisance of oneself
  9. make a pass
  10. make a pig of oneself
  11. make a pig out of oneself

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