turn into a pumpkin

verb

To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

“I'm turning into a pumpkin at 4:00, so we need to finish this.”

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Meanings

verbturn into a pumpkin (third-person singular simple present turns into a pumpkin, present participle turning into a pumpkin, simple past and past participle turned into a pumpkin)

present singular third person turns into a pumpkin · participle present turning into a pumpkin · participle past turned into a pumpkin · past turned into a pumpkin

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

    I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want.

    1 more example

    Tell her I'm turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late. She won't be getting a lift from me.

  2. colloquialidiomaticUsed to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.

    I'm turning into a pumpkin at 4:00, so we need to finish this.

    2 more examples

    My daughter turns into a pumpkin at 10:00, so you need to have her home before then.

    "I need to get back now!" "Why? Are you going to turn into a pumpkin?"

  3. colloquialidiomaticTo cease to be special or extraordinary.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go to bedhit the hayhit the sackhit the sheetsturn in

Origin

From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn into a pumpkin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20into%20a%20pumpkin.

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