call it a day

Wrap things up

To call it a day is to stop working or end an activity, usually because enough has been accomplished or fatigue has set in: We've been at this for six hours—let's call it a day.

The phrase implies a natural stopping point rather than giving up entirely.

Call it a night serves the same function for evening activities.

conclude

wrap up

Complete and conclude

finishBring to completion
endFinal portion or cessation
completeLacking nothing, fully done

finalize · conclude · wind down · close out · cap off · round off · sign off · adjourn · settle · resolve

rest

stop working

Fail to operate

knock offUnauthorized replica product
clock outRegister leaving work
punch outRegister leaving work

quit · leave · pack up · break · relax · unwind · tired · exhausted · enough · satisfied

Categories

idiomstime flies, hit the sack, ring a bell, break a leg, barking up the wrong tree
workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
end of workdayclock out, knock off, wrap up, pack up, punch out
quittingquit, resign, resignation, stop, end
quitting time5pm, clock out, punch out, end of shift, punching out

Opposites

cessation vs. continuation

call it a daykeep going

Maintain forward progress

carry on · continue · persist · persevere · press on

acceptance vs. determination

call it a daypush through

Continue despite resistance

double down · power through · gut it out · tough it out · dig in

Family

call, day, calling, called, calls, caller, recalled, uncalled, callable

Familiarity: Top 20,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G