"Call it a day" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Wells. U. S. N., grinned broadly. "Well," he remarked, "in a few minutes we can call it a day—or night, rather—and then it's back to the Falcon while the day shift 'sees the world.'" He turned again to his dials as Hemmy Bowman, ...
— Astounding Stories, February, 1931 • Various
... call it a day at five-thirty, when he got a visiphone call from John Andrusco. When he walked into the immense office at the other end of the floor, he saw a glassy-eyed man standing at Andrusco's desk, twirling his hat ...
— Get Out of Our Skies! • E. K. Jarvis
... bursting shell," he said, after a rest, during which some records were made. "Then we'll call it a day's work. Koku, bring up some more powder. I'll use a little ...
— Tom Swift and his Giant Cannon - or, The Longest Shots on Record • Victor Appleton
... queried Brice. "I hope you'll refuse. I'd rather be kicked, any day, than have to fight. But—well, I wouldn't rather see a good dog kicked. Still, if you're content with what you've got, we'll call it a day. I'll take the dog and ...
— Black Caesar's Clan • Albert Payson Terhune
... mind seeing a man play the mule when he's well," he grumbled, "but he's got a right to call it a day when he gits down sick. I ain't going to be bothered burying no corpses, in weather like this. I'll tell ...
— Cabin Fever • B. M. Bower |
