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Call it a day

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cease an activity. idiomatic

    "We have been at this for hours; let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow when we are fresh."

  2. 2
    stop doing what one is doing wordnet
  3. 3
    To retire. idiomatic

    "After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company."

  4. 4
    To end a period of activity, either because it is unsuccessful or because enough has been done. idiomatic

    "After he was reprimanded for slacking on the job, they decided to call it a day and fire Allen."

Etymology

From earlier call it half a day, which first appears c. 1834, meaning to leave before the working day was over.

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