- call it quits
- stop, finish
He called it quits and went home for the day.
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call it quits
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call it quits — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits./ 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things… … Dictionary of American idioms
call it quits — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits./ 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things… … Dictionary of American idioms
call it quits — ► call it quits 1) agree that terms are now equal. 2) decide to abandon an activity. Main Entry: ↑quits … English terms dictionary
call it quits — When people temporarily stop doing something or put an end to an activity, they call it quits. OK, we re all exhausted, so let s call it quits for today … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call it quits — 1. to stop doing something. The relationship had been going from bad to worse and we just decided it was time to call it quits. 2. to agree with someone that a debt has been paid and that no one owes money to anyone. You paid for the theatre… … New idioms dictionary
call it quits — informal 1) to agree that neither person owes the other one anything Take five pounds and we ll call it quits. 2) to leave a job or stop doing something permanently He s decided to call it quits after three years as editor in chief … English dictionary
call it quits — verb stop doing what one is doing At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books • Syn: ↑call it a day • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
call it quits — verb To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time. If youve been working so long that youre making matters worse, it might be time to call it quits and stop for the night … Wiktionary
call it quits — stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits … English idioms
call\ it\ quits — v. phr. informal 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits. 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things are even.… … Словарь американских идиом
