"call it quits" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: calls it quits [present, singular, third-person], calling it quits [participle, present], called it quits [participle, past], called it quits [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call it quits (third-person singular simple present calls it quits, present participle calling it quits, simple past and past participle called it quits)
  1. To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time. Synonyms: call it a day Translations (to conclude): lopettaa (Finnish), démissionner (French), arrêter (French), segja þetta gott (Icelandic), tirare i remi in barca (Italian)
    Sense id: en-call_it_quits-en-verb-T0cp5KQV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English predicates: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to conclude': 97 3
  2. To declare debts resolved to one another Synonyms: call it even Translations (to declare debts resolved): olla sujut (Finnish), être quitte (French), essere pari (Italian)
    Sense id: en-call_it_quits-en-verb-FR8BlAeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to declare debts resolved': 15 85

Inflected forms

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