call it a night


call it a night

To stop working, either at one's job or on a particular task, for the rest of the night. I'm too tired to keep looking at these numbers, so let's call it a night. This package is the last one. Once we get this shipped, we can call it a night.See also: call, night

call it a night

to end what one is doing at night and go [home] to bed. At midnight, I called it a night and went to bed. Guest after guest called it a night, and at last we were alone.See also: call, night

call it a night

Informal To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night.See also: call, night