call it a day
The phrase "call it a day" is often used in work or activity settings to indicate stopping for the day, typically due to fatigue or sufficient progress.
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Definition
B2Work or Activity
(informal)To stop working or engaging in an activity for the rest of the day.
Example
- After fixing the car, they decided to call it a day.
- It's getting late, let's call it a day and finish the project tomorrow.
B2General Use
(informal)To conclude an ongoing task or project, often due to sufficient progress or completion.
Example
- We've written enough for today; let's call it a day.
- The team decided to call it a day after the successful meeting.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "call it a day":
call it a nightcall it quitscall offend of dayring down the curtainclose the book onclose of playcash in one's chipshang up one's bootshang up one's hatcall incall off the dogs