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calls it a night

calls it a night is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 calls it a night

What is calls it a night the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls it a night is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call it a night.

Words near calls it a night in the dictionary

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

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