call it quits (v)
call it a day (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def stop doing what one is doing
examples At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
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Hypernym discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
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Hyponym discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off

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