call it a day

phrase

: to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing
worked another couple of hours and then called it a day

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Montana was irreplaceable and the band wisely called it a day. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Simply slapping on some paint and calling it a day will only make the cabinets look worse, so be sure to take your time with each step of the process. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026 Pair them with a midi or maxi skirt and a T-shirt, and call it a day. Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 July 2026 This is not the marketing plan of a legacy artist content on calling it a day and merely leaning on her deepest core of longtime fans to buy a record. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call it a day

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“Call it a day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20it%20a%20day. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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