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
VÁClava-Czech
RikardREE-kahrd (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Kalyana-Indian, Telugu
BrookBRUWKEnglish
AldenAWL-dənEnglish
Phelix-Biblical Greek