Call It A Day Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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call it a day What does call it a day mean?	stop work for the day.	"It's late and you've accomplished a lot. Why don'tyou call it a day?"
call it a day What does call it a day mean?	to finish work and go home	I called it a day and decided to go home early.
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variety is the spice of life What does "variety is the spice of life" mean?	life is made more interesting by doing new or different things	The three women believe that variety is the spice of life and they are always traveling to new places and trying new things.

cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for oneself by trying to harm someone/something else	The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.
hard to call What does "hard to call" mean?	hard to decide or determine something (referees in sports sometimes have to make difficult decisions)	hard to decide or determine something (referees in sports sometimes have to make difficult decisions)The election was hard to call and nobody knew who was going to win.
in the black What does "in the black" mean?	to be successful or profitable	Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.
breathe one's last What does "breathe one's last" mean?	to die	The woman breathed her last several days after she became ill.
giveaway What does "giveaway" mean?	something that is given away free, an act of giving something away, an unintential betrayal of a secret or repressed feeling or plan	Our supervisor's speech was a giveaway. Now, I know that he is planning to retire.

close to home What does "close to home" mean?	to be near to someone`s personal feelings/wishes/interests	My statement about the woman's work habits hit close to home and she became very quiet.
not for publication What does "not for publication" mean?	to be secret, not to be published	The documents from the court trial are not for publication.
BCD What does "BCD" mean?	bad conduct discharge
under one`s belt What does "under one`s belt" mean?	in one`s stomach	After he had a big breakfast under his belt he was ready for work.

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Call It A Day Idiom