Business English Idioms: Call It a Day (And other ways to tell coworkers you’re going home.)

Idioms can be intimidating. If an idiom has been extremely common for years, will it be old fashioned by the time you feel comfortable to start using it?

Luckily, Business English trends change slowly.

This is one very popular Business English idiom that isn’t going away:

Call it a Day.

Meaning: To stop doing or working on something.

Simple enough, yes? Good. Well, I’m tired. I think I’ll just call it a day and publish this post.

I’m kidding. There are plenty of examples of ways to use this in your office life.

Example Sentences for “Call it a day”

• “It’s time to call it a day.”
• “I’m going to call it a day.” (Spoken in American English, this might sound more like, “I’m gonna call it a day.”)
• “I’m tired. Let’s call it a day.” (If you’re working with other people.)
• “I think I’ll call it a day.”
• “You’ve been here…