Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “call time on” and it is a phrase meaning “stop doing something; announce the end/conclusion of something (an activity); resign, retire, stand down, bow out, quit, leave”.
Example Sentence: Rafael Nadal’s foot problems flared up after his gruelling loss to Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals in June. He pulled out of Wimbledon and the Olympics and then called time on his season in August after playing an ATP tournament in Washington.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Rafael Nadal a doubt for Australian Open after testing positive for Covid-19 and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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