call it quits
call it quits · calls it quits · called it quits · calling it quits
To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for…To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
Meaning
2 sensesTo conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
To declare debts resolved to one another.
More definitions
- stop doing what one is doing
Translations
3 languagesForms
calls it quits, calling it quits, called it quits, called it quits| Base form | call it quits · to call it quits |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | calls it quits |
| Present participle | calling it quits |
| Past simple | called it quits |
| Past participle | called it quits |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- stop doing what one is doing:call it a day
Lessons 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