Intermediate 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #34 of 182

Idiom: Call It a Day

stop working

Examples

  • Let's call it a day.

Key rules

  • Call it a day means stop working or stop an activity for now
  • It is informal and often used with "let's"
  • It can also mean decide to stop trying
  • The phrase is common at the end of the working day

Common mistakes

  • We call a day → Let's call it a day
💡 Tip: It is often said by one person to suggest stopping for the day.
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