[General] "Get the whole night" vs "Stay up all night"

[mokbon]

Hi?

"Stay up all night" means no sleep(= sit up all night)

Then, what does "get the whole night" mean?

it this the same?

 

[2006]

Hi?

"Stay up all night" means no sleep(= sit up all night) You don't necessarily have to be sitting; whatever you are doing, you are not sleeping.

Then, what does "get the whole night" mean? Without context, it doesn't mean anything.

it this the same?

2006

 

[mokbon]

"what does "get the whole night" mean? Without context, it doesn't mean anything."

Then what context does it have meaning?

if I stay up all night, could I use it?

Thanks for your help.

 

[JMurray]

Hi mokbon. 2006 is right, "get the whole night" definitely does not have the same meaning as "stay up all night", and in fact it's difficult to think of any context for it. But here's a possibility:
If you rent a car for the evening you might get four hours with the car for $100, but if you pay $200 you get the whole night.

 

[Rover_KE]

"what does "get the whole night" mean? Without context, it doesn't mean anything."

Then what context does it have meaning?

I'm wondering what prompted you to ask the question, mokbon.

In what context did you encounter the phrase?

Rover

 

[BobK]

Hi mokbon. 2006 is right, "get the whole night" definitely does not have the same meaning as "stay up all night", and in fact it's difficult to think of any context for it. But here's a possibility:
If you rent a car for the evening you might get four hours with the car for $100, but if you pay $200 you get the whole night.

:up: That's one possible context. Another would be if someone's slept for less than a whole night previously; a concerned parent might say 'You went to parties on Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow you have school, so you need to get the whole night.' (This sort of usage woulod be more likely with an added adjective: 'you need to get a decent/full/proper... night's sleep'.)

b