call off
phrasal verbcall somebody/something off
- to order a dog or a person to stop attacking, searching, etc.
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call something off
- to cancel something; to decide that something will not happen
- to call off a deal/trip/strike
- They have called off their engagement (= decided not to get married).
- The game was called off because of bad weather.