turn into a pumpkin

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight). colloquial,idiomatic
    — I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want.
  2. Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart. colloquial,idiomatic
    — My daughter turns into a pumpkin at 10:00, so you need to have her home before then.
  3. To cease to be special or extraordinary. colloquial,idiomatic

词形变化

turns into a pumpkin present,singular,third-person turning into a pumpkin participle,present turned into a pumpkin participle,past turned into a pumpkin past

词源

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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