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Call it a day   /kɔl ɪt ə deɪ/   Listen
Call it a day

verb
1.
Stop doing what one is doing.  Synonym: call it quits.





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"Call it a day" Quotes from Famous Books



... call it a day at five-thirty, when he got a visiphone call from John Andrusco. When he walked into the immense office at the other end of the floor, he saw a glassy-eyed man standing at Andrusco's desk, twirling his hat ...
— Get Out of Our Skies! • E. K. Jarvis
... bursting shell," he said, after a rest, during which some records were made. "Then we'll call it a day's work. Koku, bring up some more powder. I'll use a little ...
— Tom Swift and his Giant Cannon - or, The Longest Shots on Record • Victor Appleton


Words linked to "Call it a day" :   lay off, give up, cease, stop, quit, discontinue, call it quits


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