Idiom Breakdown

turn into a pumpkin

COLLOQUIAL Sleep

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Definition

To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.

To cease to be special or extraordinary.

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From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.

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"I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want."
"Tell her I'm turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late. She won't be getting a lift from me."
"My daughter turns into a pumpkin at 10:00, so you need to have her home before then."
"I'm turning into a pumpkin at 4:00, so we need to finish this."
""I need to get back now!" "Why? Are you going to turn into a pumpkin?""