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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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 For decades to come, high school kids — probably even a few high school teachers — are just going to pop in his Blu-ray and call it a day. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The Alabama assistant coach and his co-workers should have probably called it a day. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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