stay all night vs stay up all night

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Stay all night' implies staying for the entire night without leaving, while 'stay up all night' specifically means staying awake throughout the night without sleeping. They are not directly comparable as they convey slightly different meanings.

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The phrase 'stay all night' is correct and commonly used to indicate remaining at a location for the entire night without leaving.

"stay all night"

This phrase is used when someone plans to be at a place for the duration of the night, without necessarily implying that they will be awake the whole time.

Examples:

I decided to stay all night at the party.
The hotel allows guests to stay all night if they wish.
Let's stay all night and watch the sunrise.
She promised to stay all night to take care of the sick child.
We can stay all night at the campsite.

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It might influence whether I drink this and go or stay all night.
You're more than welcome to stay all night if you want.
I can stay all night, Cass.
One or the other may stay all night.
Not that you would want to stay all night.
I can stay all night.
If he is brave enough to stay all night.
The computers will need to stay all night.
Yes, because this time, I'm going to stay all night.
And I can stay all night, if I have to.
We can stay all night, have a party... do some Jell-O shots, play Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.
You don't have to stay all night, as long as you promise to come back and play the second you wake up.
I didn't want to stay all night long, but they showed some films and I hacked along all night long...
You can stay all night.
Can we stay all night?
There's no reason to stay all night.
Yes, if you stay all night.
Buy a doughnut for a dollar, stay all night.
Tonight, you should stay all night.
You stay all night in a pod about the size of these two tables.

Alternatives:

remain all night
stay for the night
be there all night
stay overnight
stay until morning

The phrase 'stay up all night' is correct and commonly used to indicate remaining awake throughout the night without sleeping.

"stay up all night "

This phrase is used when someone intends to stay awake during the night, often for work, study, or entertainment purposes.

Examples:

I had to stay up all night to finish my assignment.
They stayed up all night talking about their future.
She stayed up all night binge-watching her favorite TV show.
He stayed up all night preparing for the exam.
We decided to stay up all night playing video games.

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We had to say, look, Dan, you can't stay up all night.
And they'd like to stay up all night.
Which I got so we can stay up all night and watch pay-per-view.
He makes me stay up all night to do my homework, and if I get it wrong, then he whips out his belt.
Because you had to stay up all night during residency?
Then we'll stay up all night until our list is complete.
I hope you didn't stay up all night waiting for my call.
Windmills to fight with stay up all night with
I had a bad dream that my best friend became a tyrant and forced me to stay up all night to work.
You'd rather keep it in, stay up all night and let your blood pressure shoot up.
I used to be able to stay up all night and suffer no ill effects whatsoever.
We're all going to stay up all night, if that's how long it takes to get the DNA evidence tossed.
That's what happens when you stay up all night workin' out childhood phobias.
I could stay up all night.
It is the best city to stay up all night in.
I mainly stay up all night shouting.
We would stay up all night, talk about everything.
We would stay up all night planning our escape.
Although you did stay up all night reading Angelique Harper.

Alternatives:

stay awake all night
remain awake all night
be awake all night
stay alert all night
stay conscious all night

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