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."