idiom · informal
call it a day
/kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ/CALL·it·a·DAY
speakingtask2
stop working for the day
Examples
“We'd been working for eight hours, so we decided to call it a day.”
“It's getting late — let's call it a day and finish tomorrow.”
“After several failed attempts, he finally called it a day and went home.”
Band 8 sentence
“After reviewing the data for hours with no clear progress, we eventually agreed to call it a day and reconvene in the morning with fresh minds.”
Collocations
- call it a day and go home
- decide to call it a day
Common mistakes
call it day→call it a day
We call it a day now.→Let's call it a day now.
Say it for a higher band
5stop working→6finish for the day→7+call it a day
Synonyms
wrap up
call it quits
Easily confused
call it a night
“After the party wound down at 1 a.m., we decided to call it a night.”
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