night out
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- noun
- /naɪt aʊt/
:
salida nocturna
- After a long week, we decided to treat ourselves to a night out at the new restaurant downtown.
Which place offers the worst night out in England again?
- Which place offers the worst night out in England again?
- Then recently came back, had a couple of nights out in Newcastle.
- Am I the asshole for tolerating a night out with my girlfriend?
- I want to know what a night out with Jocko Willink looks like.
- Imagine you had someone filming you on a night out the whole time.
- I think people really long for that night out, going out and sharing an experience.
- We're going to get some local pilsners and enjoy a night out here in Prague.
- Who would you rather a night out with, R Kelly or Usher?
Examples
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She always looks forward to a fun night out with friends at the local pub.
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For his birthday, he planned an exciting night out filled with dinner and live music.
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Which place offers the worst night out in England again?
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I mean you promised me a night out months ago.
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It's my first night out in a while.
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Everybody needs a night out now and then.
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You might say, a night out on the town with your partner.
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I think people really long for that night out, going out and sharing an experience.
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It looks like we're going on a night out after all.
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I haven't seen her in a couple of days but we're due a night out.
How Wild
- Informal
- Slang
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an evening spent outside the home socializing' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'night' (the evening period) with 'out' (away from home). This noun + particle composition is a common, compositional pattern in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Night out is a phrase that paints a simple picture: a night spent out of the home for fun, like going to a restaurant or a party. So it means 'an evening spent away from home socializing or entertaining'.