call it a day
To cease an activityTo cease an activity.
» How about calling it a day?
Was hältst du davon, für heute Schluss zu machen? — Zaghawa
Как насчет закончить на сегодня? — sharptoothed
Как насчёт того, чтобы закончить на сегодня? — marafon
Як щодо скінчити на сьогодні? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To cease an activity.
We have been at this for hours; let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow when we are fresh.
Schluss für heute, Feierabend machen
закругля́тьсяzakrugljátʹsja, шаба́шšabáš, бастаbasta
(idiomatic)To retire.
After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company.
in Pension gehen
выходи́ть на пе́нсиюvyxodítʹ na pénsiju, выходи́ть в отста́вкуvyxodítʹ v otstávku
(idiomatic)To end a period of activity, either because it is unsuccessful or because enough has been done.
After he was reprimanded for slacking on the job, they decided to call it a day and fire Allen.
- stop doing what one is doing
Examples
160 sentencesHow about calling it a day?
Як щодо скінчити на сьогодні? — deniko
ruКак насчет закончить на сегодня? — sharptoothed
deWas hältst du davon, für heute Schluss zu machen? — Zaghawa
Tom calls me almost every day.
Том телефонує мені мало не щодня. — deniko
ruТом звонит мне почти каждый день. — odexed
deTom ruft mich fast jeden Tag an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom called me the other day.
Том телефонував мені днями. — deniko
ruТом звонил мне на днях. — marafon
Tom called Mary the next day.
Том зателефонував Мері наступного дня. — deniko
He called me up almost every day.
Він телефонував мені майже щодня. — deniko
ruОн звонил мне почти каждый день. — marafon
deEr hat mich fast jeden Tag angerufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From earlier call it half a day, which first appears c. 1834, meaning to leave before theFrom earlier call it half a day, which first appears c. 1834, meaning to leave before the working day was over.
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Forms
calls it a day, calling it a day, called it a day, called it a day| Base form | call it a day · to call it a day |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calls it a day |
| Present participle | calling it a day |
| Past simple | called it a day |
| Past participle | called it a day |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- stop doing what one is doing:call it quits
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.