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
Gioacchinojo-ahk-KEE-noItalian
Ashwin-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Esperantae-spe-RAHN-tahEsperanto
Hopcyn-Welsh
Peer-Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
BirgerBIR-yer (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish