习语主题: 工作

call it a day

/ˌkɔːl ɪt ə ˈdeɪ/INFORMAL · C2

中文对应近似对应

收工

含义

to stop working for now

暂时收工.

例句

1The light was going, so the builders decided to call it a day.
2We had been packing boxes since eight, and by four we were ready to call it a day.
3After six hours of revision, Leo shut his laptop and called it a day.
4Shall we call it a day and finish the report tomorrow morning?
5The market traders call it a day as soon as the rain starts.

语法

只有 call 变化形式；it a day 保持不变。常跟在 let's 或 shall we 之后。

意思相近

burn the midnight oil keep your nose to the grindstone

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