turn into a pumpkin

Meaning

Verb

  • 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.

Origin

  • 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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