call it a day

call it a day
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1) считать свой рабочий день законченным, считать работу законченной

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. Priestley, ‘They Walk in the City’, ch. VIII) — Являться полагалось к девяти, давался час на завтрак, а затем Эдуарду надо было работать до тех пор, пока торговая компания "Бельведер" не объявляла, что "закрывает лавочку", как выражался мистер Кромфорд.

2) удовольствоваться достигнутым, не стремиться к большему; покончить на этом; ≈ поставить точку, и дело с концом

Mrs. 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, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 3) — Миссис Ардсли: "Мне не приходится жаловаться. Несчастной я никогда не была. И я готова покончить счеты с жизнью."

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, ‘Theatre’, ch. XXI) — Мы очень весело проводили время вместе, но не думаете ли вы, что наступил момент, когда нам придется расстаться.

‘Let's chuck it in,’ said Wiggins, rubbing his stubble. ‘Call it a day.’ (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 2) — - Ну, хватит! - сказал Уиггинс, поглаживая ладонью небритый подбородок. - Пора кончать спор.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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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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