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Idiom

call it an early night

Meaning

To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I am tired, so I will call it an early night.”

“After a long day of meetings, we decided to call it an early night and get some rest.”

“Exhausted by the relentless pace of the conference, the delegates chose to call it an early night rather than attend the final social gathering.”

Examples

simple

“I am tired, so I will call it an early night.”

contextual

“After a long day of meetings, we decided to call it an early night and get some rest.”

complex

“Exhausted by the relentless pace of the conference, the delegates chose to call it an early night rather than attend the final social gathering.”

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