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calling it a night

calling it a night is the present participle of call it a night.

Meaning of call it a night

Verb

call it a night (third-person singular simple present calls it a night, present participle calling it a night, simple past and past participle called it a night)

  1. (idiomatic) To go to bed to sleep.
  2. (idiomatic) To cease what one has been doing for the night.

Questions about calling it a night

What is calling it a night the present participle of?
Calling it a night is the present participle of call it a night.

Words near calling it a night in the dictionary

  1. calling in
  2. calling in sick
  3. calling into doubt
  4. calling it
  5. calling it a day
  6. calling it a night
  7. calling it an early night
  8. calling it as one sees it
  9. calling it even
  10. calling it half a day
  11. calling it quits

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