call sb/sth off
— phrasal verb with call /kɔːl/
/kɑːl/ verb Definition
› to order a dog, or sometimes a person, to stop attacking someone or something: I shouted to him to call his dog off, but he just laughed at me. Call off your thugs, and I'll show you where the money is.Giving orders and commands
(Definition of call sb/sth off from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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