turn into a pumpkin

== English == === Etymology === From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight. === Pronunciation === === Verb === turn into a pumpkin (third-person singular simple present turns into a pumpkin, present participle turning into a pumpkin, simple past and past participle turned into a pumpkin) (idiomatic, colloquial) To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight). (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart. (idiomatic, colloquial) To cease to be special or extraordinary.