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.
Examples of call it a night in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Taylor started crying as well, so the group decided to call it a night.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Darvin Ham, a coach who has been slow to call it a night, pulled his starters with more than eight minutes to go, the game clearly lost to the 76ers, who were playing with more force, more intention and with more attitude.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
The parents decided to call it a night and head home to make sure everything was OK.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
And while many resort guests would call it a night after the meal, mine was just beginning.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
Not ready to call it a night after your final course?
—William Li, Town & Country, 29 June 2023
At the end of the evening, Veca, who has taken over the bar, offered small glasses of sambuca to those who weren’t quite ready to call it a night.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
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
Taylor started crying as well, so the group decided to call it a night.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Darvin Ham, a coach who has been slow to call it a night, pulled his starters with more than eight minutes to go, the game clearly lost to the 76ers, who were playing with more force, more intention and with more attitude.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
The parents decided to call it a night and head home to make sure everything was OK.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
And while many resort guests would call it a night after the meal, mine was just beginning.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
Not ready to call it a night after your final course?
—William Li, Town & Country, 29 June 2023
At the end of the evening, Veca, who has taken over the bar, offered small glasses of sambuca to those who weren’t quite ready to call it a night.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
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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 30 Jun. 2024.
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