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dance the night away

idiom

: to dance the entire evening
We danced the night away.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain will twinkle with two million Christmas lights strung between 19 roller coasters this holiday season as Santa Claus returns to dance the night away to rockabilly music under a dusting of faux snow. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025 As Allen later explained to Entertainment Tonight on the Governors Awards red carpet on Sunday, Cruise wasn't the only fellow Governors Award honoree to dance the night away alongside her: Wynn Thomas, Spike Lee's longtime production designer, was also in attendance that night. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025 Get ready for nonstop music and to dance the night away, all for a good cause. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025 Some of us like to don our sparkliest attire and dance the night away. Jamie Harrow, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dance the night away

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“Dance the night away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20the%20night%20away. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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