单词 | to call it a day |
释义 | > as lemmasto call it a day (b) Originally North American. to call it a day: to stop doing something, esp. working; to finish for the day; to give up. ΚΠ 1886 Current 23 Jan. 2/1 In the East, when they get their paper full, they go home and call it a day. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress ix. 116 Albert rose, not unwilling to call it a day. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top xiii. 129 We'll call it a day... Don't think badly of me. 2001 R. Hill Dialogues of Dead (2002) xii. 133 He said resignedly, ‘OK. I think we'd better call it a day. Thanks for all your hard work. You did well.’ < as lemmas |
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