have a night of it
Definitions
To spend a night uncomfortably or unpleasantly, such as in pain, under duress, in illness, etc.
Examples
“`One might think⟳ from the look⟳ of you that you had been having a night of it.' I only groaned by way of answer⟳. I had, indeed, been having a night of it, such as I hope⟳ never to have⟳ again.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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