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Call It Off ( cancel it ... )
"call it off"



You call something off when you decide to cancel it. Example: "How did your party go?" Reply: "Oh. We had to call it off."

An event is called off when the decision is made that the event will not happen. Example: "Tonight's game was called off because of the rain." Another example: "Haven't you heard? Today's meeting has beencalled off."



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