# call it a night

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/call-it-a-night
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To go to bed to sleep.

## Examples

- We are tired, so let's call it a night.
- After working on the project for six hours, the team decided to call it a night.
- Having exhausted their conversation and finished the last of the wine, the guests finally called it a night and departed into the quiet street.

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