call it a day

call it a day
   paзг.
   1) cчитaть cвoй paбoчий дeнь зaкoнчeнным, cчитaть paбoту зaкoнчeннoй
    He had to be there at nine, could take an hour for lunch, and then worked on until the Belvedere Trading Company - as Mr. Cromford said - "called it a day" (J. B. Priestly)
   2) удoвoльcтвoвaтьcя дocтигнутым, нe cтpeмитьcя к бoльшeму; пocтaвить тoчку, и дeлo c кoнцoм
    Mr. Ardsley. I have nothing to complain of. I haven't had an unhappy life. I'm prepared to call it a day (W. S. Maugham). We've had some very jolly times together, but don't you think the moment has come to call it a day (W. S. Maugham)

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  • call it a day — {v. phr.} To declare that a given day s work has been accomplished and go home; to quit for the day. * / Let s call it a day, the boss said, and go out for a drink. / * /It was nearly midnight, so Mrs. Byron decided to call it a day, and left the …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • call it a day — {v. phr.} To declare that a given day s work has been accomplished and go home; to quit for the day. * / Let s call it a day, the boss said, and go out for a drink. / * /It was nearly midnight, so Mrs. Byron decided to call it a day, and left the …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • call it a day — If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • call it a day — ► call it a day decide to stop doing something. Main Entry: ↑day …   English terms dictionary

  • call it a day — verb stop doing what one is doing At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books • Syn: ↑call it quits • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • call\ it\ a\ day — v. phr. To declare that a given day s work has been accomplished and go home; to quit for the day. Let s call it a day, the boss said, and go out for a drink. It was nearly midnight, so Mrs. Byron decided to call it a day, and left the party, and …   Словарь американских идиом

  • call it a day —    To sey let s call it a day is a way of suggesting that it is time to stop doing something, usually because of tiredness.     After one last phone call, I decided to call it a day …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • call it a day — informal to stop doing something, especially working. After playing together for 20 years the band have finally decided to call it a day. It s almost midnight I think it s time to call it a day …   New idioms dictionary

  • call it a day — not work anymore today, call it quits    I m feeling very tired. I think I ll call it a day …   English idioms

  • call it a day — Why is it you must wait until night to call it a day? …   English expressions

  • call it a day/night — to stop an activity (such as work) for the remainder of the day or night We ve done enough work for now: let s call it a day. It s getting late. I think we should call it a night. • • • Main Entry: ↑call …   Useful english dictionary


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