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Musicgold Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Work into night...

Hi,



What does the phrase ‘work into the night’ means in the following sentence? Can the sentence be written some other way?



‘Later that day, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the program would not be suspended and that the administration would work into the night to find a way to keep the rebate program running.’





Thanks,



MG.
  

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Musicgold Hi, What does the phrase ‘work into the night’ means in the following sentence? Can the sentence be written some other way? ’ Thanks, MG.

— Mikael

  • Musicgold Hi, What does the phrase ‘work into the night’ means in the following sentence?
  • Can the sentence be written some other way?
  • ’ Thanks, MG.
  • I think it means something like work very hard
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MusicgoldHi,



What does the phrase ‘work into the night’ means in the following sentence? Can the sentence be written some other way?



‘Later that day, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the program would not be suspended and that the administration would work into the night to find a way to keep the rebate program running
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Hi

It means that they would not stop at the end of the working day. They would continue to work in an effor to find a solution - even if it meant that they were still working at midnight or beyond.
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optilang,

Thanks. I am assuming that it is a figurative expression.

Also, can I use it as follows?

1. They worked into the night to finish the project.

2. Last year, I worked into the night to clear my BA exams.

Thanks,

MG.
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