call a go

verb

To give up and desist; call it a day.

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Meanings

verbcall a go (third-person singular simple present calls a go, present participle calling a go, simple past and past participle called a go)

present singular third person calls a go · participle present calling a go · participle past called a go · past called a go

  1. obsoleteslangTo give up and desist; call it a day.

    At this he called a go, saying, “You have learnt quite enough for one lesson.”

    1866, The United Service Magazine, page 114
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