I was up all night with a sick friend.

an unlikely, but popular excuse for not being where one was supposed to be the night before. Bill: Where in the world were you last night? Mary: Well, I was up all night with a sick friend. Mr. Franklin said rather sheepishly, "Would you believe I was up with a sick friend?"

See also: all, friend, night, sick, up

See also:

in the dead of night
morning after
morning after, the
the morning after
the morning after (the night before)
the morning after the night before
dead of
dead of night
the dead of night

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