stay the night
phrase
: to sleep at another person's house for the night
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she stayed the night.
—often + atThey stayed the night at her brother's.
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“Stay the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20night. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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