"call it half a day" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: calls it half a day [present, singular, third-person], calling it half a day [participle, present], called it half a day [participle, past], called it half a day [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call it half a day (third-person singular simple present calls it half a day, present participle calling it half a day, simple past and past participle called it half a day)
  1. (dated) Synonym of call it a day. Tags: dated Synonyms: call it a day [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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