spend the night

idiom

1
: to sleep for the night at a place
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.
—often + at
They spent the night at her brother's.
2
: to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person
—+ with
She spent the night with her boyfriend.

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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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