quits
[ kwits ]
/ kwɪts /
adjective
on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.
Idioms for quits
- to end one's activity, especially temporarily: At 10 o'clock I decided to call it quits for the day.
- to abandon an effort.
call it quits,
cry quits,
to agree to end competition and consider both sides equal: It became too dark to continue play and they decided to cry quits.
Origin of quits
1470–80; perhaps < Medieval Latin
quittus
quit1
Words nearby quits
quitclaim deed,
quite,
quite a bit,
quito,
quitrent,
quits,
quittance,
quitted trick,
quitter,
quittor,
quiver
British Dictionary definitions for call it quits
quits
/ (kwɪts) informal /
adjective (postpositive)
on an equal footing; even
now we are quits
call it quits
to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
interjection
an exclamation indicating willingness to give up
Idioms and Phrases with call it quits
call it quits
Stop working, abandon something, give up, as in John is calling it quits for now or This ground is far too stony for a garden so I'm calling it quits. This idiom comes from cry quits, dating from the 1600s and meaning “declare even” or “get even.” The verb call was substituted in the late 1800s. Also see call it a day.