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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Simply mark them as spam, ignore them, delete them, and call it a day. Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Then a small team of campaign employees, Renner’s wife and two loyal Renner supporters tagging along, called it a day and headed to Versailles to eat. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 How many defaulted to submitting their season finale and called it a day? Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 So, Butker and the Chiefs are simulating that timing situation in camp, instead of a kick-after-kick approach, and calling it a day. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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