call it a day

[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 went home./

* /The four golfers played nine holes and then called it a day./

Compare: CLOSE UP SHOP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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