phrasal verb

Call off

Letter CInseparable

Call off

Cancel an event or meeting

Meanings

  • Cancel an event or meeting (separable [optional], International English)
  • Order someone to stop attacking (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.
  • CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out.

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