Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (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.

More definitions
  • stop doing what one is doing

Examples

160 sentences
  1. How 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

  2. 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

  3. Tom called me the other day.

    Том телефонував мені днями. — deniko

    ruТом звонил мне на днях. — marafon

  4. Tom called Mary the next day.

    Том зателефонував Мері наступного дня. — deniko

  5. 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 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to cease activity for the day:
to retire:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to cease activity for the day:
to retire:

Origin

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

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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Forms

calls it a day, calling it a day, called it a day, called it a day
Base formcall it a day · to call it a day
3rd person singularcalls it a day
Present participlecalling it a day
Past simplecalled it a day
Past participlecalled it a day

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycall it a day
he, she, itcalls it a day

Past simpleLesson

all personscalled it a day

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave called it a day
he, she, ithas called it a day

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill call it a day

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcall time

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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