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lights out
time to switch off the lights
Lights out is the time when the lights are switched off, usually because people are going to sleep.
Hear it in real life
What time do the children go to bed?
Lights out at eight, although they usually keep talking.
It was lights out by ten because we had to get up early.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: light out
Say: lights out
The fixed expression normally uses the plural noun "lights."
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How it fits in a sentence.
lights out at nine; it was lights out by midnight
Your turn: say it out loud
It was lights out by ten because we had to get up early.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lights out
time to switch off the lights
“It was lights out by ten because we had to get up early.”
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