pull an all-nighter



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pull an all-nighter

To remain awake all night long, especially so as to study or to complete something. I was a bit of a procrastinator in college, so I tended to pull a lot of all-nighters. Jeff pulled an all-nighter on Thursday to get his report finished for work by the deadline today, so I don't think he'll be coming out with us tonight.
See also: pull

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hanley['hænli]
Idris (1)-Arabic
Sigur&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Abhinav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu
KatheryneKATH-ə-rin, KATH-rinEnglish (Rare)
Chericeshə-REESEnglish (Rare)