Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
call it quits
call it quits
1) give up; stop doing something
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- just call it quits
- AnalysisTo 'call it quits' means to stop doing something or to 'give up'. This is an expression you might use in social situations to end a dispute, or in a professional context to say you wish to terminate something that is not going well or successfully. Similar meaning expressions include 'put an end to it' and 'call it a day'.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- Just call it quits already, you're never going to get that jar open.
- You have been working on that puzzle for hours, just call it quits and start again.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- Okay, everyone, you can call it quits and go home. You've all worked very hard today.
- This idea is never going to work, we might as well call it quits now.
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