| VERB | stative | call it quits, call it a day | stop doing what one is doing |
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| Meaning | stop doing what one is doing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" | |
| Synonym | call it a day | |
| Broader | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off | put an end to a state or an activity |
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