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call it quits

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call it quits
to quit; to resign from something; to announce that one is quitting. Okay! I've had enough! I'm calling it quits. Time to go home, John. Let's call it quits.
See also: call

call it quits 
1. (informal) to stop doing something The relationship had been going from bad to worse and we just decided it was time to call it quits.
2. (informal) to agree with someone that a debt has been paid and that no one owes money to anyone You paid for the theatre tickets so if I pay for dinner we can call it quits.
See also: call

call it quits
to stop doing something A number of county fairs have called it quits because of a lack of interest.
Usage notes: often said about an effort to accomplish something: Brant called it quits this morning after traveling nearly 12,000 kilometers in the balloon.
See also: call


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experienced some health problems, Meyer decided it was time to call it quits.
Nine-time major champion Gary Player will play his final Masters this week, the 73-year-old South African legend announcing Monday he will call it quits after his 52nd Augusta National start.
Nine-time major champion Gary Player will play his final Masters this week, the 73-year-old South African legend announcing Monday he will call it quits after his 52nd Augusta National start.
 
 
 
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