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quits
[kwits]
adjective
on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.
quits
/ ɪٲ /
adjective
on an equal footing; even
now we are quits
to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
interjection
an exclamation indicating willingness to give up
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
call it 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.
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.
Example Sentences
Luckily, the internet is also glitching, causing a vicarious thrill when Marty quits trying to get service and throws away his phone.
However any player who quits the Premiership to compete in R360 risks curtailing their international career.
The former X Factor contestant was only six songs into his set at the OVO Hydro venue when he had to call it quits, leaving fans disappointed.
But Johnson said he’s passionate about playing football and has no intention of calling it quits.
Under Peru's constitution, all ministers have to step down if the prime minister quits.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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