Meaning: acquit

ə'kwɪt
v.
pronounce not guilty of criminal chargesbehave in a certain manner

quit Idiom, Proverb

call it quits

stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits.

quit this place

leave, go away from here, blow this joint I'm bored. Let's quit this place. Let's get out of here.

quit while you're ahead

quit before you begin to lose, don't push your luck If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're ahead.

quite a few

" several; numerous."

alquitran

heroin

alquitranat

heroin

chiquita

a female friend

chiquita banana

an attractive person of the opposite sex; usually refers to females

acquit of

declare that sb．is not guilty of doing wrong宣告…无罪
They acquitted him of murder．他们宣布他没犯谋杀罪。
The young man was acquitted of the crime．那个年轻人被宣判无罪。

quite a bit

Idiom(s): quite a bit AND quite a few; quite a little; quite a lot; quite a number

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

much or many.
• Do you need one? I have quite a few.
• I have quite a little—enough to spare some.
• How many? Oh, quite a number.

quite a number

quite a lot

quite a little

Quitters never win; winners never quit

If you quit you will never get what you want, but if you keep trying you will find a way to get what you want. ('Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots' is a variation accredited to Larry Kersten)

call it quits|call|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."

quite a bit|a bit|quite

also formal

quite a few|a few|a number|quite|quite a number

also formal

quite a little|a little|quite

or informal

quite the thing|quite|thing

n. phr. The socially proper thing to do. In polite society it is quite the thing to send a written thank you note to one's host or hostess after a dinner party.

quit

quit
In addition to the idiom beginning with quit, also see call it quits.

quit while one's ahead

quit while one's ahead
Don't try to improve on something that is already accomplished, as in Those drapes we hung are even enough—let's quit while we're ahead. This idiom also implies that further action runs the risk of spoiling something. Also see leave well enough alone.

quite

quite
1.
quite a few (or bit, etc.)
â
Informal more than a few (or bit, etc.)
2.
quite (so)!
certainly!I agree!

quits

quits
1.
call it quits
â Informal
1) to stop working, playing, etc.
2) to stop being friendly or intimate; end an association
2.
cry quits
Chiefly Brit. to declare oneself even with another; agree to stop competing