"take the red eye" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes the red eye [present, singular, third-person], taking the red eye [participle, present], took the red eye [past], taken the red eye [participle, past]
Etymology: From red-eye (“overnight airplane flight”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|red-eye||overnight airplane flight}} red-eye (“overnight airplane flight”) Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the red eye}} take the red eye (third-person singular simple present takes the red eye, present participle taking the red eye, simple past took the red eye, past participle taken the red eye)
  1. (US, informal) To travel on an airplane all night. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-take_the_red_eye-en-verb-Xwq2Jsel Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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