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UPCAT English practice question 10: "It is almost midnight; let's call it a day." The underlined idiom means to

Correct answer

A. stop working for now

"Call it a day" means to stop an activity, treating the work as finished for the time being.

The question

"It is almost midnight; let's call it a day." The underlined idiom means to

  1. Option A: stop working for nowCorrect
  2. Option B: set a specific date
  3. Option C: celebrate an achievement
  4. Option D: postpone something indefinitely

Why A is correct

"Call it a day" means to stop an activity, treating the work as finished for the time being.

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