call it quits

/kɔl ɪt kwɪts/
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Definitions of call it quits
  1. verb
    stop doing what one is doing
    “At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books”
    synonyms: call it a day
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    type of:
    cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
    put an end to a state or an activity
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