collocation · informal
have a night in
/hæv ə naɪt ɪn/have a NIGHT in
Band 7+speakingtask2
to spend an evening at home relaxing rather than going out
Examples
“On Friday we'll probably have a night in and watch a film.”
“I prefer to have a night in after a busy week at work.”
“We had a night in with pizza and board games.”
Band 8 sentence
“After two hectic weeks, we decided to have a night in, order takeout and watch an old movie together.”
Collocations
- have a night in with pizza / a film / friends
- decide to have a night in
Word family
have a night in verb phrasea night in noun phrase
Common mistakes
have night in→have a night in
have a night inside→have a night in
Say it for a higher band
5stay in→6have a quiet night→7+have a night in
Synonyms
stay in
have a quiet night
Easily confused
stay in
“We stayed in all day because it was raining.”
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