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Meaning of keep someone up late | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To prevent a person from going to bed at their usual time.

Examples

“Few political careers start ⟳ when people are in their 70s, but Hendy is actually relishing it, although he is incensed sometimes by the pointlessness of the posturing by the opposition, which keeps him up late. "The bit I don't like ⟳ is getting home at 0100 or 0200 in the morning because the opposition have ⟳ been fruitlessly arguing for a long time."”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

keep straight keep tabs on keep term keep the baby keep the ball rolling keep the bones green

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