Idiom
call it a day
Meaning
To cease an activity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We were tired, so we called it a day.”
“After eight hours of painting, the workers decided to call it a day.”
“When the rain refused to stop and the light began to fade, the film crew finally called it a day and packed up.”
Examples
simple
“We were tired, so we called it a day.”
contextual
“After eight hours of painting, the workers decided to call it a day.”
complex
“When the rain refused to stop and the light began to fade, the film crew finally called it a day and packed up.”
Origin
Originally 'call it half a day' (US, 1838), said of workers quitting before the working day was over; shortened to 'call it a day' by the late 19th century.
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- B1 · Intermediate
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