call it a night
idiom
: to go home or go to bed at the present time
I'm exhausted. I'm calling it a night.
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Soon, the show’s favorite couple decides to call it a night.
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
With the many surprises that seemed to keep on coming, guests had little desire to call it a night.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 July 2024
The guests call it a night at 2:50 a.m., though Ellie’s still awake cleaning at 5:15 and goes to bed around six.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 June 2024
After the verdict, Trump went to his namesake property on Fifth Ave., left to attend a fundraiser, then came back and appeared to call it a night around 9:30 p.m.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
With the many surprises that seemed to keep on coming, guests had little desire to call it a night.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 July 2024
The guests call it a night at 2:50 a.m., though Ellie’s still awake cleaning at 5:15 and goes to bed around six.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 June 2024
After the verdict, Trump went to his namesake property on Fifth Ave., left to attend a fundraiser, then came back and appeared to call it a night around 9:30 p.m.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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“Call it a night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20it%20a%20night. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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