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I think it is time to call it a day, and watch the game from the stands.
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Meaning of "call it a day" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALL IT A DAY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALL IT A DAY

call card
call centre
call down
call for margin
call forth
call girl
call in
call in question
call into being
call into play
call it quits
call letters
call loan
call mark
call money
call number
call of nature
call off
call option
call out

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALL IT A DAY

at the end of the day
carry the day
day by day
from day to day
gala day
good day
hump day
officer of the day
on day
open day
order of the day
per day
rainy day
some day
that will be the day
the other day
Valentine´s day
wedding day
working day
year and a day

Synonyms and antonyms of call it a day in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CALL IT A DAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «call it a day» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of call it a day

Translation of «call it a day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALL IT A DAY

Find out the translation of call it a day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of call it a day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «call it a day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llamar a un día
570 millions of speakers

English

call it a day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक दिन फोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يطلق عليه اليوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закругляться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chamá-lo um dia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এটি একটি দিন কল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appeler un jour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memanggilnya sehari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nennen ihn einen Tag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

終わりにする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하루에 전화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun sewu dina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi nó là một ngày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு நாள் அதை அழைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याला एक दिवस बोलावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir gün ara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiamare un giorno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nazwać to dzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закруглятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numesc o zi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ονομάσουμε μια ημέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noem dit ´n dag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalla det en dag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalle det en dag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of call it a day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL IT A DAY»

The term «call it a day» is regularly used and occupies the 79.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALL IT A DAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about call it a day

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3 QUOTES WITH «CALL IT A DAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word call it a day.
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Adrienne Bailon
I honestly really, really love Topshop. I've bought a lot of booties from there. I think they have a great selection of really funky booties at Topshop. My splurge would be a pair of leather Christian Louboutin over-the-knee boots. They're sick! I would do a really stretchy skinny jean under a black turtleneck and call it a day!
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Dennis Bergkamp
I think it is time to call it a day, and watch the game from the stands.
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Carla Hall
I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALL IT A DAY»

Discover the use of call it a day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to call it a day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Female Infidelity and Paternal Uncertainty: Evolutionary ...
With sections including mate guarding, intra-vaginal tactics and paternity assessment, this book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in behavioral biology, evolutionary psychology, human sexuality, anthropology, sociology, ...
Steven M. Platek, Todd K. Shackelford, 2006
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
call it a day to stop working for the day o You've been studying hard - 1 think you should call it a day. • call it quits to agree to stop what you are doing o Let's call it guits for today and get together first thing tomorrow. • call the shots to be the ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Soul Prints: A Collection of Poems, Letters and Essays
When all's said and done, let's call it a day . You chose a path, while I went my way . You said, Do! Do! Do! I said nay, It's time for good-bye, and that's okay! Let's call it a day when we disagree . You're calling orders that don't suit me, Trying to  ...
Helen White Wolf, 2012
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
The chess-players drew every game until they finally decided to call it quits. call it a day e mbyll, i jap fund me kaq □ We 'll have one more drink and call it a day. □ After more than eight hours of fruitful labor they decided to call it a day.
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Adopted from the American-hence, by 1944 at latest, also Aus.: a prostitute available only by telephone-call; a use that. by 1950, is coll. call in. (At makes it v.t.) To visit a place incidentally: coll.: from ca. 1700. call it a day. To state one's decision ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The Life and Times of Charles
Worn out after many interviews and the bartering, it was now four p.m., and they decided to call it a day. Oh, Dear intrigued person that you are, it may seem obvious to you and an explanation seemingly superfluous. But please, have in mind ...
Dryfuss W. Driftwood, 2013
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Gertrude Stein, Modernism, and the Problem of "genius"
... full social participation,"3 effecting and indeed sanctioning the estrangement of the artist's voice from any but herself; for "[t]he knowledge a genius possesses. 79 "Masterpieces of Yes": Talking and Listening in "To Call It a Day" and "Forensics"
Barbara Will, 2000
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
The first recorded use of call it a day was in 1919, and ofcall it a night in 1938. Also see CALL IT QUITs. call it quits Stop working, abandon something, give up, as in John is calling it quitsfor now or This ground isfar too stonyfor a garden so I' m ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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学校英語をネイティブの英語に変換する
j| finish the day's work it t[ call it a day call it a day T&toB r. ^B©ft*«?;tS,hU5 Hey, why don't we call it a day? Dialogue are you lyW6 A : Hey, John, off to home? r*B «our#uj B : Yeah. It's not my day today. I didn't get the contract, didn't get our new  ...
岩城貴宏, マークオルダー, 難波京子, 2004
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... Herb Newman the other day informing me that Yochum had finally cashed in his chips at the ripe old age of 94. call it a day make a day of it call it a day consider that one has done a day's work: It was getting dark by the time we finally called ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALL IT A DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term call it a day is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Batman Comic's New Batmobile Is Ridiculous, But in the Best Way
Why not slap it on wheels and call it a day? The audacity of Capullo and Snyder's take on this new Batman is so enjoyable so far, I almost can't ... «io9, Jul 15»
2
Potato Salad, Hold the Mayo
Aaaand my favorite: you can make this the day before, cover it in plastic wrap, and call it a day — just pull it out to serve the next day (and it will ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
3
Younis Khan Says he Always Takes Criticism Constructively
Sources close to the senior batsman say he is keen to lead the national team one more time before he finally decides to call it a day. Story first ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Cross-party tribute to council stalwart
The Liberal Democrat veteran lost his seat in Portswood a year ago, and has now decided to call it a day on a political career stretching back ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
5
Darwen club exits league but concentrates on junior teams
While the Darwen club have decided to call it a day after 20 years with the league it will now concentrate its efforts on the Junior Gardeners - the younger section ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Venus salutes 'ultimate champion'
Some 17 years after the Williams sisters first met in professional competition neither feels ready to call it a day. Serena set aside any family qualms to deny ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
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Theft by accounts clerk behind Kay Makan stores' final closure
Finally, we had to call it a day and shut down the last two stores and retrench the remaining 25 staff members. The final blow was devastating ... «News24, Jul 15»
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Court overturns ex-Goldman Sachs programmer's conviction
Prosecutors still have the option of appealing Justice Conviser's decision, or they could call it a day, ending their six-year effort to see Aleynikov ... «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
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Topsham golfer, 13, is youngest in Maine Amateur field
When Caleb Manuel first starting playing golf with his father as a 10-year-old, he was ready to call it a day after five or six holes. Now 13 ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
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Tributes paid to Mike Lloyd - well-loved musician and founder of …
Playing at youth clubs in the city, original member Roger Langford Thomas decided after a while to call it a day, making way for a friend of the ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»

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