How do you use "Call it a day" in a sentence?

We called it a day. Time to call it a day. They're calling it a day after five years.

Call it a day

Q: What does "Call it a day" mean?

End something, give up, finish (including relationships). 'Calling it a day' in relationships means deciding to end things. 'We decided to call it a day' is a gentler way to describe a mutual breakup.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: End something, give up, finish (including relationships).

结束某事，放弃，到此为止（包括恋爱关系）。

Terminar algo, dejarlo, acabar (incluidas las relaciones).

終わりにする、やめる、切り上げる（恋愛関係を含む）。

하루 일을 마치다, 그만두다

'Calling it a day' in relationships means deciding to end things. 'We decided to call it a day' is a gentler way to describe a mutual breakup.

在恋爱关系中，'calling it a day'指决定结束这段关系。'We decided to call it a day'是描述双方和平分手的较温和说法。

'Calling it a day' en las relaciones significa decidir ponerles fin. 'We decided to call it a day' es una forma más suave de describir una ruptura mutua.

恋愛における「Calling it a day」は関係を終わらせることを決意すること。「We decided to call it a day」は円満な別れを表すやわらかい表現。

일을 멈추기로 결정하다. 하루 일을 끝내거나 무언가를 포기하는 것을 의미할 수 있음.

Examples

We called it a day.
我们到此为止了
Lo dejamos
私たちは終わりにした
우리는 그만두기로 했어.
Time to call it a day.
是时候结束了
Es hora de dejarlo
もう終わりにする時だ
이제 끝낼 때가 됐어.
They're calling it a day after five years.
他们交往五年后决定分手了
Lo dejan después de cinco años
5年付き合って終わりにするらしい
5년 만에 관계를 끝낸대.

Pronunciation

/kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ/

Usage Guide

Context: breakups, ending, euphemism

Tone: matter-of-fact, final

✓ Do Say

Call it a day
到此为止
dejarlo
終わりにする
오늘은 여기까지.
Called it a day
结束了
lo dejaron
終わりにした
오늘은 이만 하자.

✗ Don't Say

Softer than 'broke up'
比'分手了'更温和的说法
Más suave que 'rompieron'
「別れた」よりもソフトな表現
Can mean stop trying too（포기한다는 뜻으로도 쓰임）

Common Mistakes

Usually mutual or speaker-initiated

Origin & History

General idiom for ending something (originally a work day), applied to relationships as euphemism for breaking up.

Etymology: From ending work day

First recorded: Idiom, relationship usage 20th century

Cultural Context

Era: Traditional idiom

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: General idiom

Regional notes: Universal English.

Variations

Call it a dayCalled it a day