What does "Call it a day" mean?

To stop working and finish for the day To decide to stop working or trying. Can mean ending work or giving up on something.

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

Let's call it a day. Time to call it a day. I'm calling it a day. We should call it a day.

Call it a day

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: To stop working and finish for the day

收工，结束一天的工作

Dejar de trabajar y terminar el día

仕事を終わりにする

오늘은 여기까지 하다, 일을 마치다

To decide to stop working or trying. Can mean ending work or giving up on something.

决定停止工作或尝试。可以指结束工作或放弃某事。

Decidir dejar de trabajar o intentar algo. Puede significar terminar el trabajo o rendirse.

仕事や試みをやめることを決める。仕事を終える意味と、何かを諦める意味がある。

일이나 시도를 멈추기로 결정하다. 업무를 끝내거나 무언가를 포기한다는 의미로 쓰인다.

例文

Let's call it a day.
今天就到这儿吧
Dejémoslo por hoy
今日はここまでにしよう
오늘은 여기까지 하자.
Time to call it a day.
该收工了
Es hora de dejarlo
終わりにする時間だ
그만할 시간이야.
I'm calling it a day.
我今天到此为止
Lo dejo por hoy
今日はこれで終わりにする
오늘은 이만 끝내야겠어.
We should call it a day.
我们该收工了
Deberíamos dejarlo por hoy
今日は終わりにしよう
오늘은 여기서 마무리하자.

発音

/kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ/

使い方ガイド

場面: work, finishing, giving up

トーン: decisive, relieved

✓ 正しい言い方

Call it a day.
收工
Dejarlo por hoy
今日は終わりにする
오늘은 여기까지.
Let's call it a day.
今天就到这吧
Dejémoslo por hoy
今日はここまでにしよう
오늘은 이만 하자.
I'm calling it a day.
我收工了
Lo dejo por hoy
これで終わりにする
나는 오늘 여기서 끝낼게.

✗ 間違った言い方

Can mean stop trying too
Can mean stop trying too（也可以表示放弃尝试）
Can mean stop trying too (también puede significar dejar de intentarlo)
Can mean stop trying too（試みをやめる意味にもなる）
Can mean stop trying too（포기한다는 뜻으로도 쓰임）
Universal expression
Universal expression（通用表达）
Universal expression (expresión universal)
Universal expression（一般的な表現）
Universal expression（일반적인 표현）

よくある間違い

Can mean finish work or give up
Context determines meaning

起源と歴史

From deciding the day's work is done.

語源: From declaring the day's work complete

初出: American expression from 19th century

文化的背景

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal workplace phrase; Common expression

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking countries.

バリエーション

Call it a dayLet's call it a dayCalling it a day

このトピックの他の表現

Sacked ★★★★★ Fired from a job (British) Made redundant ★★★★★ Laid off because the job is no longer needed (British) Nine-to-five ★★★★★ A regular office job with standard hours Rat race ★★★★★ The competitive struggle of modern working life Sort out ★★★★★ To organize, fix, or deal with something (British) Clock in/out ★★★★★ To record arrival/departure at work