call it a night — to decide to stop doing something for the day and go to bed or rest
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to decide to stop doing something for the day and go to bed or rest
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɔːl ɪt ə naɪt/
Korean meaning: 하루 일을 마치고 잠자리에 들다, 그만두고 쉬다
Korean pronunciation: **콜** 잇 어 **나잇**
Example Sentences
- After studying for 8 hours straight, I decided to call it a night and watch Netflix instead.
- The poker game was getting intense, but when I lost my rent money, I had to call it a night.
- We've been working on this project since morning, let's call it a night and continue tomorrow.
call it a night
NOUN//kɔːl ɪt ə naɪt//
to decide to stop doing something for the day and go to bed or rest
a person stretches their arms while sitting at a cluttered desk with papers and a laptop. Their family member appears in the doorway pointing toward a clock showing late evening time. The worker begins closing the laptop and organizing papers into neat stacks. The desk lamp gets switched off as darkness settles outside the window. The family member smiles and gestures toward the bedroom area. The worker stands up and walks away from the workspace with a satisfied expression. someone deciding to stop working for the day and go to bed or rest
Sign up free to see all content
Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!
Start for Free🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
'call it'은 '무언가를 ~라고 부르다/선언하다'의 의미이고, 'night'는 밤을 뜻합니다. 즉 '이 시점을 밤이라고 선언하다' 즉 '밤이니까 그만하자'는 의미로 발전했습니다.
Sign up free to see all content
Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!
Start for Free🎵Rhyme
Sign up free to see all content
Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!
Start for Free📝Examples
“After studying for 8 hours straight, I decided to call it a night and watch Netflix instead.”
“The poker game was getting intense, but when I lost my rent money, I had to call it a night.”
“We've been working on this project since morning, let's call it a night and continue tomorrow.”
“My grandmother always calls it a night at 9 PM sharp, even during exciting movie scenes.”
Sign up free to see all content
Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!
Start for Free