call it a night



call it a night

to end what one is doing at night and go [home] to bed. At midnight, I called it a night and went to bed. Guest after guest called it a night, and at last we were alone.
See also: call, night

call it a night

Informal
To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night.
See also: call, night

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sandra['sændrə]
Mitre-Bulgarian, Macedonian
WeldonWEL-dənEnglish
Tore (2)-Italian
Auxentius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Irene['airi:n]