Call it a day

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Work-related

Primarily used in work or task-oriented scenarios to signal the end of productivity for the day.

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After eight hours of coding, we'll call it a day.

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Not Literal

Doesn't always mean the day is over, just the end of a period of work or activity.

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Let's call it a day and meet back here tomorrow morning.

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Informal

Used in casual conversation, not formal communication or official ending of workday.

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We painted a lot of the fence, let's call it a day.

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