B1idiomworkIELTS-friendly
call it a day
USUK
to decide to stop working, usually because you have done enough for now
Said at the end of a work session. Late in the evening people also say 'call it a night'.
In context
It's almost eight o'clock. Let's call it a day and finish the report tomorrow.
After ten hours of fixing bugs, the whole team finally called it a day.
More idioms about work
- a nine-to-five joba regular office job with fixed hours, usually from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- bite off more than you can chewto try to do more than you are able to manage
- cut cornersto do something quickly or cheaply by skipping steps, often lowering quality or safety
- drop the ballto make a mistake by forgetting or failing to do something you were responsible for
- get the sackto be told by your employer that you no longer have a job, often for doing something wrong