night game
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- noun
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partido nocturno
- The high school football team played their last night game under the bright stadium lights.
- Monday night game
- Thursday night game
- Sunday night game
Let me take you to a night game in South Carolina.
- Let me take you to a night game in South Carolina.
- But there is one thing about last night's game.
- You got work you know you need to do, but instead of doing it, you go online or you watch the highlights of last night's game, or you waste an hour looking at Facebook.
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Fans gathered excitedly in the stands to watch the night game between the local rivals.
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With the Monday night game and the Thanksgiving holiday, it's a short week to prepare.
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A few years ago, I was working a Friday night game on my birthday.
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As crazy as the Sunday night game was, the stage seemed to be set for it all day.
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Let me take you to a night game in South Carolina.
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Talk big after the Monday night game when Chicago plays Dallas.
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Then I'm going to a friend's house to watch the Eagles Monday night game.
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There was this Friday night game at Pezzicola Field.
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The Mets have played some great Saturday night games in their history.
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As preparations began for the Sunday night game against the Saints, New Orleans fans were optimistic.
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Synonyms
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One part of a match in sports, played to win points
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The intended meaning (‘skills or tactics for meeting/flirting in nightlife’) relies on a slang/metaphorical sense of "game" (social/romantic skill) rather than the literal sense of a contest, so the meaning cannot be derived from "night" + "game." A B1 learner who knows the constituents would most likely interpret it as a game played at night or a nighttime contest, not the informal dating-skill sense, so the expression is unpredictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Night game comes from the simple idea of a sports game played at night under bright stadium lights. Before electric lights, games were usually in the daytime, so calling a match a night game told people it was 'played at night'.