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Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Jennifer, and with me in the studio is, yawn, Helen. |
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Hi Jen. Are you a bit tired? Oh yes, I really am. I've been here since seven this morning. I think I'm ready to call it a day now. |
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What do you want to call it? Monday? Tuesday? Oh no, I don't mean. How about Saturday? That's my favourite day. |
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Or we could call it a new day altogether. What about cake-day, or coffee-day. I don't want to rename the day. |
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In English, if you're ready to call it a day, it means that you want to finish whatever you're doing, and usually go home. |
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So you want to call it a day now? We haven't finished the programme yet. That's true. |
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In that case, let's hear some examples of the phrase in action. We're getting nowhere with this. |
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Shall we call it a day and start again tomorrow? I'm getting picked up from work at five, so I think I'd better call it a day. |
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I see, so if you call it a day, you decide that it's time to finish the work you're doing. That's right, so let's call it a day right now. |
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Alright then, do you fancy a quick drink after work? Well, I'm feeling pretty tired, but I suppose I could come out for one drink. |
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Let's go then! Some time later... Jen, look at the time, we've been here seven hours. I know. I don't know where the evening went. |
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It's probably time to call it a night. I thought the phrase was "call it a day"? We can also say "call it a night" if you've been somewhere in the evening and you know it's time to go home. |
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Well, I definitely think that you need to call it a night, then. Although look. What? The sun is coming up already. |
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We've been out on the town all night. Perhaps we should call it a day instead? That means it's nearly time for work again. Can I call in sick, please? |
