turn into a pumpkin
To go to bed; to go to sleepTo go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).
» With a wave of her magic wand, the fairy turned the pumpkin into a carriage.
Die Fee schwang ihren Zauberstab und verwandelte den Kürbis in eine Kutsche. — Waldelfe
Взмахом волшебной палочки фея превратила тыкву в карету. — marafon
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3 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).
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.
(colloquial, idiomatic)Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.
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.
(colloquial, idiomatic)To cease to be special or extraordinary.
Examples
1 sentencesOrigin
From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach revertFrom the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.
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Forms
turns into a pumpkin, turning into a pumpkin, turned into a pumpkin, turned into a pumpkin| Base form | turn into a pumpkin · to turn into a pumpkin |
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| 3rd person singular | turns into a pumpkin |
| Present participle | turning into a pumpkin |
| Past simple | turned into a pumpkin |
| Past participle | turned into a pumpkin |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.