call it quits

phrase

: to call it a day : quit

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Some celebrity couples decided to give love a second chance after calling it quits. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The Bay Area photography exhibition venue SF Camerawork is calling it quits after 52 years, the institution announced on its website yesterday. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 It was teased in the latest preview that one of the duos — which also includes Michelle and Cameron, Nikki and Shawn, Marissa and Adam, BelleJolie and Mecca, Caitlin and Devin, and Courteney and Nick — will call it quits before the finale. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 For now, eight to ten wins and an occasional CFP berth might be the ceiling until Swinney decides to call it quits. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call it quits

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of call it quits was in 1851

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“Call it quits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20it%20quits. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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