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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“Call it a day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20it%20a%20day. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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