 |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Probably from quit 'free of'; QUITE |
| |||||||||
quits
informal
informal1 if two people are quits, neither one owes anything to the other [= straight]: I'll give you £10, and then we're quits.
be quits
British EnglishI'll give you £10, and then we're quits.2
call it quits
a) BFL to agree that a debt or argument is settled : Just give me $20 and we'll call it quits.
Just give me $20 and we'll call it quits.b) to stop doing something : After twenty-five years as a teacher, he's decided to call it quits.
After twenty-five years as a teacher, he's decided to call it quits.