HyperDic: call_it_quits

English > 1 sense of the expression call it quits:
VERBstativecall it quits, call it a daystop doing what one is doing
English > call it quits: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaningstop doing what one is doing.
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"
Synonymcall it a day
Broaderdiscontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offput an end to a state or an activity

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