call it quitsTo stop working or trying, quit
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
call it quits v. phr.,
informal 1. To decide to stop what you are doing; quit.
When Tom had painted half the garage, he called it quits. 2. To agree that each side in a fight is satisfied; stop fighting because a wrong has been paid back; say things are even.
Pete called Tom a bad name, and they fought till Tom gave Pete a bloody nose; then they called it quits. 3. To cultivate a habit no longer.
"Yes, I called it quits with cigarettes three years ago." [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲