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call it a nightto 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/

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
💡 Concept

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

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kɔːl ɪt ə naɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/kɔːl ɪt ə naɪt/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

nightrightsightbright
night
right
sight
bright

🔗Collocations

let's call it a night
decided to call it a night
time to call it a night
should call it a night
call it a night early

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After studying for 8 hours straight, I decided to call it a night and watch Netflix instead.

😄 Fun example

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.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother always calls it a night at 9 PM sharp, even during exciting movie scenes.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

call it quitswrap upfinish upend for todayretire for the evening

Antonyms

pull an all-nighterstay up latecontinue working

Related

bedtimewrap upquitstoprest

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