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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Mikaela | | MEE-kah-e-lah (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
GertrÚDa | | - | Slovak |
Arrigo | | ahr-REE-go | Italian |
Dennis | | DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch) | English, German, Dutch |
Sigalit | | - | Hebrew |
Mateo | | mah-TE-o (Spanish) | Spanish, Croatian |