call it a night

verb

To go to bed to sleep.

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Meanings

verbcall it a night (third-person singular simple present calls it a night, present participle calling it a night, simple past and past participle called it a night)

present singular third person calls it a night · participle present calling it a night · participle past called it a night · past called it a night

  1. idiomaticTo go to bed to sleep.
  2. idiomaticTo cease what one has been doing for the night.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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Chicago

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