单词 | call it quits |
释义 | call it quitsSEE SYNONYMS FOR call it quits ON THESAURUS.COM Stop working, abandon something, give up, as in John is calling it quits for now or This ground is far too stony for a garden so I'm calling it quits. This idiom comes from cry quits, dating from the 1600s and meaning “declare even” or “get even.” The verb call was substituted in the late 1800s. Also see call it a day. Words nearby call it quitscallisthenics, Callisto, Callistus I, call it a day, callithump, call it quits, call letters, call loan, call market, call money, call names The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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