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call off

cal·loff

uncommon

verb

1.

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

  • “Call off the engagement”
  • “cancel the dinner party”
  • “we had to scrub our vacation plans”
  • “scratch that meeting--the chair is ill”
2.

give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

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