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call it quits

[call it quits] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit. * /When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

call off

[call off] {v.} To stop (something planned); quit; cancel. * /When the ice became soft and sloppy, we had to call off the ice-skating party./ * /The baseball game was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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," […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off the wagon

[off the wagon] {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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