turn into a pumpkin



turn into a pumpkin

To have to return home or go to bed due to the late hour of the night. (Usually used as a present participle, the phrase is a reference to the story of Cinderella, whose magic carriage turned into a pumpkin at midnight.) I've had a wonderful time, but I'm turning into a pumpkin. I think I'll call a cab and head home.
See also: pumpkin, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AtenAH-tən (English)Egyptian Mythology
MaddyMAD-eeEnglish
Salil-Arabic
PetraPET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
CassiusKASH-əs (English), KAS-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman, English
Moyses-Biblical Latin