American Idioms and Expressions

Call It A Night Idiom

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call it a night
What does call it a night mean?
to finish work and go home We worked until very late and then called it a night.


Some Random Idioms
get down
What does "get down" mean?
concentrade hard
asleep at the switch
What does "asleep at the switch" mean?
to not be alert to an opportunity I was asleep at the switch. I did not know about the job so I did not apply for it.

bamboozle
What does "bamboozle" mean?
deceive or confuse someone
wildcat strike
What does "wildcat strike" mean?
a strike not ordered by a labor union but done without planning by a group of workersThere was a wildcat strike at the factory last night.
behind schedule
What does "behind schedule" mean?
to fail to do something by the time on the scheduleThe trains were behind schedule because of the accident early in the morning.
bounce a check
What does "bounce a check" mean?
to write a check in which you do not have enough money in your bank account The young man bounced a check when he tried to pay his rent.

at least
What does "at least" mean?
no less thanThere were at least 60,000 people in the stadium.
head over heels
What does "head over heels" mean?
upside down, head firstHe fell head over heels when his bicycle hit the wall.
over and over
What does "over and over" mean?
repeated many timesI told my friend over and over that I do not want to go to that restaurant again.

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