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cal·l it a day
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Princeton's WordNet
call it quits, call it a dayverb
stop doing what one is doing
"At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"
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call it a dayverb
To retire.
call it a dayverb
To cease the activity for the day.
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Call It a Day
Call It a Day is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, and Frieda Inescort. Based on the 1935 play Call It a Day by Dodie Smith, the film is about a day in the life of a middle-class London family whose lives are complicated by the first romantic signs of spring.
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call it a day
"Call it a day" is an idiomatic phrase used to suggest or decide to stop working or doing an activity for the remaining part of the day. It is usually used when someone believes they have done enough work or feels too tired to continue.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of call it a day in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of call it a day in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of call it a day in a Sentence
Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader:
It's absolutely shocking, some of these scenes, it's not one that you can simply go in, process, collect the evidence and call it a day.
I got hit pretty hard, that's why I kind of walked away, because people were damaging [my] character. It was all the stuff that was going on in social media. I was like, ‘I really don't need this. I can walk away and be totally fine the rest of my life, be happy and go and hit the long ball and call it a day.’.
Different funds have different agendas. Some are very short term and willing to buy at 50 and sell at 70 and call it a day, some are interested in a loan-to-own strategy. Some are looking for a long-term return and are willing to hold onto something for years.
This is an illegal walkout. They should not be paid … Call it a day and replace them.
I think the biggest accomplishment from me will come probably if we make it through age 45 because that’s what his goal was. That will probably be the proudest moment for me, to say, ‘Hey, we actually did it,’ i know from my perspective that I want to honor my promise to him in helping him with his goal. If his goal changes, no problem. If he says, ‘Hey, I think I’m going to call it a day,’ then great. No problem. I will 100% support that.
Translations for call it a day
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- اعتزلArabic
- Schluss für heute, Feierabend machen, in Pension gehenGerman
- σταματώ, συνταξιοδοτούμαιGreek
- retirarseSpanish
- lopettaa, luovuttaaFinnish
- retirerFrench
- mára elég, leteszi a lantotHungarian
- istirahatIndonesian
- 退職, 引退, 今日はここまでにするJapanese
- op rente gaan, morgen is er nog een dagDutch
- slutt for i dagNorwegian
- largar mão, [[dar por]] [[encerrado]]Portuguese
- выходить на пенсию, закругляться, шабаш, выходить в отставкуRussian
- 今天就這樣吧Chinese
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