quits
on equal terms by repayment or retaliation.
Idioms about quits
call it quits,
to end one's activity, especially temporarily: At 10 o'clock I decided to call it quits for the day.
to abandon an effort.
cry quits, to agree to end competition and consider both sides equal: It became too dark to continue play and they decided to cry quits.
Origin of quits
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British Dictionary definitions for quits
/ (kwɪts) informal /
on an equal footing; even: now we are quits
call it quits to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
an exclamation indicating willingness to give up
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