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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For more casual occasions, just call it a day and go for some straight-leg jeans. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2026 There’s not much to learn about Denver’s familiar starting lineup from a preseason game, but Christian Braun showed encouraging signs of explosiveness before the unit called it a day at halftime. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Building the infrastructure Becoming the new home of a professional football team means a lot more than just building a stadium and then calling it a day. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Instead of practicing in full pads, the veteran of 95 NFL games was told to lift weights, spend some time riding a stationary bike and call it a day. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for call it a day

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of call it a day was in 1886

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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 20 Oct. 2026.

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